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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cof•fer /ˈkɔfɚ, ˈkɑfɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a box or chest, esp. one for valuables.
- coffers, [plural] the treasury of an organization;
its funds:Our coffers are empty.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cof•fer (kô′fər, kof′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a box or chest, esp. one for valuables.
- coffers, a treasury;
funds:The coffers of the organization were rapidly filled by the contributions. - any of various boxlike enclosures, as a cofferdam.
- ArchitectureAlso called caisson, lacunar. one of a number of sunken panels, usually square or octagonal, in a vault, ceiling, or soffit.
v.t. - to deposit or lay up in or as in a coffer or chest.
- to ornament with coffers or sunken panels.
- Old French Latin cophinus basket; see coffin
- Middle English cofre 1250–1300
cof′fer•like′, adj. |