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单词 exchequer
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Definition of exchequer in English:

exchequer

noun ɛksˈtʃɛkəɪksˈtʃɛkəɪksˈtʃɛkər
  • 1A royal or national treasury.

    国库,金库

    an important source of revenue to the sultan's exchequer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Other countries have auctioned the radio spectrum and vast inflows have accrued to national exchequers.
    • Every 15,000 extra people unemployed costs the exchequer €100 million in Social Welfare payments " he said.
    • And as costs mount up and up, seemingly to be fixed on the public exchequer, there is no hint of concern from the government.
    • The most important post in judging the character of the government is its finance minister and chancellor of the exchequer.
    • After all, it is the private sector that generates exchequer funding for the public system in the first place.
    • A master stroke-it will solve the pension problems, boost the economy and the exchequer in one fell blow.
    • However, the Government remains unaware of the cost to the exchequer of an additional 33 tax schemes.
    • In response the government need only point to the huge gain that has accrued to the exchequer from lowering corporation and capital taxes.
    • The money for the two aircraft will come from central exchequer funds.
    • So much for the contention that auctions guarantee huge revenue inflows to national exchequers.
    • Just as the finance available to the exchequer varies every year, the priorities on which it ought to be spent change dramatically over time.
    • The party was effectively using the national exchequer for its own political purposes.
    • By 2005 the ensuing renewed prosperity could be apparent, with more cash coming into the exchequer to spend.
    • There will be no further exchequer funding, and the agency is now depending on rental income.
    • Nevertheless, the state exchequer still stands to gain from the fines collected by the police.
    • Just think what even a small portion of this sum would do for the Irish exchequer.
    • At last the public exchequer has recognised the need for support and encouragement of the civilising Arts of life as a part of their duty.
    • The squeeze on the public exchequer also affects welfare expenditure adversely.
    • Thus, the direct burden on the public exchequer in creating infrastructure assets could further increase.
    • That, we respectfully submit, relates directly to a depredation upon the exchequer of the Commonwealth.
    Synonyms
    fund, funds, reserves, resources, money, finances, wealth, cash, wherewithal, capital, assets, deep pockets, purse, kitty, pool, bank, treasury
    1. 1.1British The account at the Bank of England in which is held the Consolidated Fund, into which tax receipts and other public monies are paid.
      〈英〉英国国家银行资金
      each of the protesters will be liable to a fixed fine, which could raise £200m for the Exchequer
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He promised an Exchequer surplus of £135m by raising indirect taxes and also diverting £1.6bn to national coffers from the PRSI fund, Central Bank commissions on new euro notes and coins and making companies pay their taxes earlier.
      • In his quarterly economic outlook for the year, McLaughlin forecast GNP of 6pc, inflation at 2.5pc, unemployment at 4.3pc and an Exchequer balance of E0.4bn.
      • The Exchequer will not be the only beneficiaries.
      • Last Tuesday, the government published its first quarter exchequer returns.
      • A detailed analysis of returns show an exchequer surplus of 594 million during the first nine months of 2002.
      • A bottle of Jacob's Creek wine costs €8.95 in Bray, Co Wicklow, and €7.90 in Belfast, a difference of €1.05, with €3.60 going to the Irish Exchequer and €2.94 going to the British Exchequer.
      • Foot-and-mouth cost the Exchequer £229,299 up to April 20.
      • Is the trade-off of high-status acquisitions against parental childcare an issue that needs redressing with exchequer funds?
      • Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, told BBC television the government ‘is satisfied there is legal authority’ for military action.
      • This was prompted by Fianna Fail's withholding of land annuities to the British exchequer.
      • Mr Ahern said the end-of-year returns which showed an Exchequer surplus had confounded economists who predicted sizeable deficits.
      • The British exchequer raised stg £22 billion from the sale of third generation licences to several phone companies.
      • The decision of the King's Bench was appealed - removed on error - to the Court of Exchequer Chamber.
      • The Court of Queen's Bench refused the rule, but it was granted in the Court of Exchequer Chamber.
      • This is both a reflection of the importance attached to marketing as a driver of growth and a strong endorsement of the performance of the two agencies in delivering value for this Exchequer investment.
      • Ricardo reasoned that if ‘Government delayed receiving the tax for one year… it would, perhaps, be obliged to issue an Exchequer bill bearing interest, and it would pay as much for interest as the consumer would save in price.’
    2. 1.2British historical The former government office responsible for collecting revenue and making payments on behalf of the sovereign, auditing official accounts, and trying legal cases relating to revenue.
      〈英史〉财务署,税收法庭
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1874-80, Northcote succeeded Disraeli as leader in the Commons in 1876, though his unease with the premier's policy over the Eastern Question became evident.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French eschequier, from medieval Latin scaccarium 'chessboard', from scaccus (see check1). The original sense was 'chessboard'. Current senses derive from the Norman department of state dealing with the royal revenues, named Exchequer from the chequered tablecloth on which accounts were kept by means of counters. The spelling was influenced by Latin ex- 'out' (see ex1). Compare with chequer.

  • In around 1300 an exchequer was ‘a chessboard’. The word came into English from Old French eschequier, which was based on medieval Latin scaccus ‘check’—the origin of our word check. It took on its current, very different sense from the department of state that dealt with the revenues of the Norman kings of England. In those days they kept the accounts by placing counters on a chequered tablecloth, which was called the Exchequer.

Rhymes

Becker, checker, Cheka, chequer, Dekker, Flecker, mecca, Neckar, Necker, Quebecker, Rebecca, Rijeka, trekker, weka, wrecker

Definition of exchequer in US English:

exchequer

nouniksˈCHekərɪksˈtʃɛkər
  • 1A royal or national treasury.

    国库,金库

    an important source of revenue to the sultan's exchequer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • By 2005 the ensuing renewed prosperity could be apparent, with more cash coming into the exchequer to spend.
    • The squeeze on the public exchequer also affects welfare expenditure adversely.
    • Every 15,000 extra people unemployed costs the exchequer €100 million in Social Welfare payments " he said.
    • Other countries have auctioned the radio spectrum and vast inflows have accrued to national exchequers.
    • There will be no further exchequer funding, and the agency is now depending on rental income.
    • Thus, the direct burden on the public exchequer in creating infrastructure assets could further increase.
    • The most important post in judging the character of the government is its finance minister and chancellor of the exchequer.
    • The money for the two aircraft will come from central exchequer funds.
    • Just think what even a small portion of this sum would do for the Irish exchequer.
    • However, the Government remains unaware of the cost to the exchequer of an additional 33 tax schemes.
    • In response the government need only point to the huge gain that has accrued to the exchequer from lowering corporation and capital taxes.
    • The party was effectively using the national exchequer for its own political purposes.
    • Nevertheless, the state exchequer still stands to gain from the fines collected by the police.
    • After all, it is the private sector that generates exchequer funding for the public system in the first place.
    • So much for the contention that auctions guarantee huge revenue inflows to national exchequers.
    • Just as the finance available to the exchequer varies every year, the priorities on which it ought to be spent change dramatically over time.
    • A master stroke-it will solve the pension problems, boost the economy and the exchequer in one fell blow.
    • That, we respectfully submit, relates directly to a depredation upon the exchequer of the Commonwealth.
    • At last the public exchequer has recognised the need for support and encouragement of the civilising Arts of life as a part of their duty.
    • And as costs mount up and up, seemingly to be fixed on the public exchequer, there is no hint of concern from the government.
    Synonyms
    fund, funds, reserves, resources, money, finances, wealth, cash, wherewithal, capital, assets, deep pockets, purse, kitty, pool, bank, treasury
    1. 1.1British The bank account into which tax receipts and other public monies are paid; the funds of the British government.
      〈英〉英国国家银行资金
      each of the protesters will be liable to a fixed fine, which could raise £200m for the Exchequer
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He promised an Exchequer surplus of £135m by raising indirect taxes and also diverting £1.6bn to national coffers from the PRSI fund, Central Bank commissions on new euro notes and coins and making companies pay their taxes earlier.
      • This is both a reflection of the importance attached to marketing as a driver of growth and a strong endorsement of the performance of the two agencies in delivering value for this Exchequer investment.
      • The Exchequer will not be the only beneficiaries.
      • Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, told BBC television the government ‘is satisfied there is legal authority’ for military action.
      • Is the trade-off of high-status acquisitions against parental childcare an issue that needs redressing with exchequer funds?
      • The decision of the King's Bench was appealed - removed on error - to the Court of Exchequer Chamber.
      • Last Tuesday, the government published its first quarter exchequer returns.
      • A detailed analysis of returns show an exchequer surplus of 594 million during the first nine months of 2002.
      • In his quarterly economic outlook for the year, McLaughlin forecast GNP of 6pc, inflation at 2.5pc, unemployment at 4.3pc and an Exchequer balance of E0.4bn.
      • Mr Ahern said the end-of-year returns which showed an Exchequer surplus had confounded economists who predicted sizeable deficits.
      • Ricardo reasoned that if ‘Government delayed receiving the tax for one year… it would, perhaps, be obliged to issue an Exchequer bill bearing interest, and it would pay as much for interest as the consumer would save in price.’
      • The British exchequer raised stg £22 billion from the sale of third generation licences to several phone companies.
      • The Court of Queen's Bench refused the rule, but it was granted in the Court of Exchequer Chamber.
      • A bottle of Jacob's Creek wine costs €8.95 in Bray, Co Wicklow, and €7.90 in Belfast, a difference of €1.05, with €3.60 going to the Irish Exchequer and €2.94 going to the British Exchequer.
      • This was prompted by Fianna Fail's withholding of land annuities to the British exchequer.
      • Foot-and-mouth cost the Exchequer £229,299 up to April 20.
    2. 1.2British historical The former government office responsible for collecting revenue and making payments on behalf of the sovereign, auditing official accounts, and trying legal cases relating to revenue.
      〈英史〉财务署,税收法庭
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1874-80, Northcote succeeded Disraeli as leader in the Commons in 1876, though his unease with the premier's policy over the Eastern Question became evident.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French eschequier, from medieval Latin scaccarium ‘chessboard’, from scaccus (see check). The original sense was ‘chessboard’. Current senses derive from the Norman department of state dealing with the royal revenues, named Exchequer from the checkered tablecloth on which accounts were kept by means of counters. The spelling was influenced by Latin ex- ‘out’ (see ex). Compare with chequer.

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