ALL meanings of coffer
cof·fer
C c - countable noun coffer A coffer is a large strong chest used for storing valuable objects such as money or gold and silver. 3
- noun plural coffer The coffers of an organization consist of the money that it has to spend, imagined as being collected together in one place. 3
- noun coffer a chest, esp for storing valuables 3
- noun coffer a store of money 3
- noun coffer an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, etc 3
- noun coffer a watertight box or chamber 3
- noun coffer a recessed panel in a concrete, metal, or timber soffit 3
- verb coffer to store, as in a coffer 3
- verb coffer to decorate (a ceiling, dome, etc) with coffers 3
- noun coffer a chest or strongbox for keeping money or valuables 3
- noun coffer a treasury; funds 3
- noun coffer a decorative sunken panel as in a vault, dome, etc. 3
- noun coffer a cofferdam 3
- noun coffer a lock in a canal 3
- verb transitive coffer to enclose in a coffer or chest 3
- verb transitive coffer to furnish with decorative sunken panels 3
- noun coffer a box or chest, especially one for valuables. 1
- noun coffer coffers, a treasury; funds: The coffers of the organization were rapidly filled by the contributions. 1
- noun coffer any of various boxlike enclosures, as a cofferdam. 1
- noun coffer Also called caisson, lacunar. Architecture. one of a number of sunken panels, usually square or octagonal, in a vault, ceiling, or soffit. 1
- verb with object coffer to deposit or lay up in or as in a coffer or chest. 1
- verb with object coffer to ornament with coffers or sunken panels. 1
- noun coffer A strongbox or small chest for holding valuables. 1
- noun coffer money chest 1
- noun plural coffer funds, money available 1
- noun coffer A strongbox: a strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe. 0
- noun coffer (architecture) An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome; a caisson. 0
- noun coffer A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization. 0
- noun coffer A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it with raking fire. 0
- verb coffer (Transitive Verb) To put money or valuables in a coffer. 0
- verb coffer (Transitive Verb) To decorate something, especially a ceiling, with coffers. 0