COFFER Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

coffer 1 of 2

noun

ˈkȯ-fər

Definition of coffer

as in vault

a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe kept the jewels in a locked coffer

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as in pocket

coffers plural available money let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation

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coffer

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verb

as in to deposit

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Recent Examples of coffer

Noun

According to the Corporation for Supportive Housing, that would take about $6 billion more each year, from state coffers or other funding sources. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 The desire to recoup tariff revenue and refill the Treasury’s coffers, now being depleted by refunds to importers, is a preeminent priority. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 Bloomberg notes that Republican committees have more money in their coffers than their Democratic counterparts do, even as many Democratic candidates are out-raising their opponents. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 After the revolution, explained Miller, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton wasn't liking how the country's coffers were looking. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for coffer

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffer

Noun

Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 2 July 2026
For those looking for simple car camping (beginner) Each of these campgrounds are in Angeles National Forest, offer piped water and vault toilets, and have sites with picnic tables, parking spots and campfire rings.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of vault

Verb

According to Ceconi, these products don’t actually soften, but instead deposit a waxy coating on the fabric.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
He’s transported to a realm of Tolkienesque fantasy, deposited somewhere between the Stony Waste and the Frozen Sea.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of deposit

Noun

Excusing those two flickers of broken hegemony, the WSL’s highest echelon has been an unassailable strongbox, a figment of the rest of the table’s imagination.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Buffs have been made to various maps in terms of monster density, chests, number of rare and magic monsters, essences, strongboxes, shrines and all of this is without specific Waystone or Tower modifiers.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

Definition of strongbox

Noun

Rodríguez said emergency economic measures will include relief funds for victims and temporary waivers on documentation and property registration fees to facilitate housing relocation.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
State funds will cover half of the incentive amount, and auto manufacturers will cover the other half.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of fund

Verb

Rather than seek user consent, X merely updated its terms, advocates said, seemingly banking its AI business on users not reading about updates.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
The FPCs have to file legally binding financial statements which reveal everything from the headcount and social security payments of the staff to the amount of reimbursement banked by the studio and the total cost of the production.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of bank

Verb

Candidates receiving the funding must abide by expenditure limits and adhere to the criteria set by statute, ordinance or charter to demonstrate broad support, such as demonstrate a large number of small dollar contributions.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The government would hold shares whose worth is set by the market.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of set by

Verb

Isaienko and his friends wanted to challenge the perception that climbing was reserved for elite athletes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Timothy Pollock, a professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, argues that executives now occupy a cultural role once reserved for movie stars and athletes.

— Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026