Meaning & use
Coffers
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A strongbox or chest for storing money or valuables; also, the financial resources or funds of an organization.
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The pirates buried their coffers of gold on the island.
The city's coffers were nearly empty after years of overspending.
A note on using this word
Though 'coffer' originally referred to a physical box, 'the coffers' is now most often used figuratively to mean an organization's available money.
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