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coffer

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


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Late last year, the company set up a $1.44 billion cash reserve to fund its dividend obligations, but that coffer has decreased to $900 million, according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 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

They erected a temporary wooden coffer dam in 1907 at the lake’s mouth, raising the water by 10 feet — just enough to make the existing road unusable.

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2022

Moore has raised over $2.5 million since mid-January, the last filing deadline, and has $2.1 million in his campaign coffer.

From Washington Post Jun. 15, 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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