Definition of "exchequer" []

• The British governmental department charged with the collection and management of the national revenue. (noun)
• In Great Britain, the Court of Exchequer. (noun)
• A treasury, as of a nation or an organization. (noun)
• Financial resources; funds. (noun)

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• "Mexicans, and a grand opera-house is in course of construction out of the national exchequer, which is designed to bear comparison with that of Paris."