26984 words

coffers

2 definitions • 6 examples
1
the money that an organization has in its bank accounts and available to spend:

Examples:

government/party coffers
Investors were convinced that money was pouring into the company's coffers.
These increases in costs could soon deplete the coffers of even the wealthiest universities.
He was accused of embezzling millions of dollars from state coffers.
Persuading a star to attend a fundraising event will almost guarantee more money going into the charity's coffers.
2

Examples:

Tourism brought $200 million into local government coffers.

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