as in pocket
available money
let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation
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Recent Examples of coffers
The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Among other reasons, with 30 more days to heal, rearm, and fill its coffers with tolls, Iran will be a more formidable adversary.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Surging gas prices are squeezing low- and middle-income households — Americans have spent $45 billion more on gasoline and diesel during the war than over the same period last year — while boosting the coffers of energy firms, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 17 May 2026
By February — when ALH’s attorney was telling claimants there was little money left in the company’s coffers to repay them — many former customers had found one another online.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Rising property taxes can shove more money into the coffers of cities, counties, school districts and other public entities.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
However, this tax brings in $23 billion annually to the federal coffers.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Even casinos with bulging coffers have an upper limit.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
In recent years, Amazon’s assumption of the Thursday Night Football package and exploratory nibbles from the likes of YouTube have poured billions of bonus bucks into the league’s coffers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
Noun
This represents one major leap in the direction of authoritarianism — the president directly raiding the public coffers to enrich cronies, not just via his corrupt business dealings and pseudo-bribes from foreign governments, but straight up getting checks from the public treasury.
—The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Among other reasons, with 30 more days to heal, rearm, and fill its coffers with tolls, Iran will be a more formidable adversary.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Surging gas prices are squeezing low- and middle-income households — Americans have spent $45 billion more on gasoline and diesel during the war than over the same period last year — while boosting the coffers of energy firms, The Wall Street Journal reported.
—Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 17 May 2026
By February — when ALH’s attorney was telling claimants there was little money left in the company’s coffers to repay them — many former customers had found one another online.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Rising property taxes can shove more money into the coffers of cities, counties, school districts and other public entities.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
However, this tax brings in $23 billion annually to the federal coffers.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Even casinos with bulging coffers have an upper limit.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
In recent years, Amazon’s assumption of the Thursday Night Football package and exploratory nibbles from the likes of YouTube have poured billions of bonus bucks into the league’s coffers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffers
Noun
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All the different sections and organizational pockets help with capacity.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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This Samsonite style has a sleek design, a padded laptop compartment, and an expandable water bottle pocket.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Four minute into the game, Pop Isaacs banks a 3-pointer to put the Aggies ahead 8-4.—
Joseph Duarte,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Mar. 2026
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The group banks its seventh champ total.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After a storm, the ocean deposits fresh treasures along the shoreline, and during a full moon, stronger currents and lower tides can reveal hidden shells that were once out of reach.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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The Interceptor sucks in trash and deposits it in large bins that, once full, are shipped off for appropriate disposal—and in an interesting twist, an afterlife as material for new car production.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The Adequate and Equitable Public University Funding Formula (HB1581) could help reverse these troubling trends by increasing support for public universities, making higher education more accessible for students of all backgrounds — not just those who have more resources.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon, allowing resources to flow to the scene.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Verb
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In fairness to Trump, every president reserves some ambassadorships for donors and pals; some of them end up doing fine work, and others should never have been allowed to represent the United States overseas.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Sponsor reserves the right to request proof of these permissions in a form acceptable to Sponsor from any entrant at any time.—
Tim McGovern,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Getting warships into the water is hard enough without wasting funds on vessels unlikely ever to sail.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Wildfire resiliency advocates are warning that the loss of these funds will leave the state vulnerable to devastation, and are calling on California’s next governor to take that threat seriously.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Refusal renames the finding, files it under welfare, trains the behavior down, passes laws foreclosing the question before anyone asks it in court, withholds broadband funding from states that try to answer it, and publishes declarations insisting the answer is already settled.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Yet Netflix still withholds crucial details about who receives this data, how identities are stitched and enriched, and how household-level projections power its ad-targeting reach.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 May 2026
Verb
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In fact, the retina actually retains a limited sensitivity to near-UV wavelengths.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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With the indictment now dismissed, the administration could argue there are fewer procedural barriers preventing another removal effort, though Xinis still retains authority over the injunction dispute unless the 4th Circuit intervenes.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2026
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“Coffers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffers. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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