coffer in Chinese
coffer in Chinese is 保险柜 — coffer means a sturdy box used to keep money or valuable items safe.
coffer in Chinese
保险柜
Pronounced: bǎo xiǎn guì
A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
What does "coffer" mean?
- noun A sturdy box used to keep money or valuable items safe.
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noun A decorative sunken panel set into a ceiling or dome.
"Prolapsed and waterstained ceiling, the sagging coffers."
- noun A temporary structure built to keep water out while people work underwater, for example on a bridge.
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noun A fund or reserve of money, often held by an organization.
"The coffers were empty, and the first thing to be done was to devise some means by which we could raise a revenue."
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coffer in a sentence
- Prolapsed and waterstained ceiling, the sagging coffers.
- The coffers were empty, and the first thing to be done was to devise some means by which we could raise a revenue.
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What is "coffer" in Chinese?
"coffer" in Chinese is 保险柜. coffer means: A sturdy box used to keep money or valuable items safe.
How do you pronounce 保险柜?
"coffer" in Chinese is 保险柜, pronounced "bǎo xiǎn guì".
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