coffer
a money box
TRANSLATION
coffer: die Truhe; der Staatssäckel Be careful with the English "coffer" - it's quite different to the German word "Koffer". der Koffer: trunk der Koffer: bag der Koffer: suitcase seine Koffer packen: to pack one's bags LEO
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"The Coffers Are Not Empty: Financing for Sustainable Development and the Role of the United Nations"
(Jens Martens and James A. Paul, Global Policy Forum, July 1998)
(Jens Martens and James A. Paul, Global Policy Forum, July 1998)
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cof·fer
Etymology: Middle English coffre, from Old French, from Latin cophinus basket, from Greek kophinos
Date: 13th century
1 : CHEST, BOX; especially : STRONGBOX for keeping money and other valuables
also:
2 : TREASURY -- usually used in plural
3 : a recessed panel in a vault, ceiling
Etymology: Middle English coffre, from Old French, from Latin cophinus basket, from Greek kophinos
Date: 13th century
1 : CHEST, BOX; especially : STRONGBOX for keeping money and other valuables
also:
2 : TREASURY -- usually used in plural
3 : a recessed panel in a vault, ceiling
