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Rarecoffer
The correct spelling is coffer.
How to pronounce coffer
/ˈkɑfɚ/
nounIPA: /ˈkɑfɚ/
Say it like: Cof-fer
The correct spelling is coffer. A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
- 2.An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
- 3.A cofferdam.
- 4.A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.
- 5.A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it with raking fire.
verb
- 1.To put money or valuables in a coffer
- 2.To decorate something, especially a ceiling, with coffers.
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