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exchequer

[eks-chek-er, iks-chek-er] / ˈɛks tʃɛk ər, ɪksˈtʃɛk ər /




NOUN
treasure house
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Budget days used to be symbolised by the chancellor of the exchequer smiling and holding aloft the famous Red Box outside Number 11.

From BBC

In comments given to journalists overnight, Kwasi Kwarteng, the new chancellor of the exchequer, or finance minister, was expected to defend the tax cuts in his address to the Conservative Party’s conference later Monday.

From Washington Post

The argument inside government is that the alternative would have been more expensive, both in its social costs and on the exchequer.

From BBC

It was Sunak’s fiery departure as chancellor of the exchequer, or finance minister, in July that launched the revolt against Johnson.

From Washington Post

Their family moved out of the chancellor of the exchequer’s official residence amid the tax controversy in April.

From Washington Post