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	exchequer (ex\|che¦quer) Pronunciation: /ɪksˈtʃɛkə, ɛks-/ noun a royal or national treasury: an important source of revenue to the sultan’s exchequer (Exchequer) British the account at the Bank of England in which is held the Consolidated Fund, into which tax receipts and other public monies are paid: each of the protesters will be liable to a fixed fine, which could raise £200m for the Exchequer (Exchequer) British historical the former government office responsible for collecting revenue and making payments on behalf of the sovereign, auditing official accounts, and trying legal cases relating to revenue. Origin: Middle English: from Old French eschequier, from medieval Latin scaccarium 'chessboard', from scaccus (see check¹). The original sense was 'chessboard'. Current senses derive from the Norman department of state dealing with the royal revenues, named Exchequer from the chequered tablecloth on which accounts were kept by means of counters. The spelling was influenced by Latin ex- 'out' (see ex¹). Compare with chequer		Search results in the dictionary Chancellor of the Exchequer More results » More words in this category arms control border centrist chronicler civil service Conservative Party Contra floor PAC 1 popular front power-sharing preferment prerogative proposition public sector realpolitik red flag revolution Seguridad underground Nearby Words excess baggage excessive excessively exch. exchange exchange control exchange rate Exchange Rate Mechanism exchange transfusion exchequer excimer excipient excise ¹ excise ² exciseman excision excitable excitant excitation