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coffer

[kaw-fer, kof-er] / ˈkɔ fər, ˈkɒf ər /


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These decks were luxury goods used to impress those accustomed to luxury, a taste of which we get through objects like a gilded coffer and a handsomely carved ivory box.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Yiu is the best-funded candidate in the race, with more than $1 million in her coffer — much of which came from her own pocket, according to California secretary of state records.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 1, 2024

Now, money spent on many big concerts lands in one central coffer, allowing the combined Live Nation/Ticketmaster to tighten its grip on the industry more and more.

From Slate Nov. 17, 2022

“It became apparent during lockdown when I was adding songs to my coffer of tunes, that I was writing about something,” she recalled in a late-February phone interview.

From Seattle Times Apr. 7, 2022

“They say he brought a coffer of gemstones the size of a dowry chest.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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