strongbox (noun)

  • 21lockbox — noun a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables • Syn: ↑safe deposit, ↑safe deposit box, ↑safety deposit, ↑safety deposit box, ↑deposit box • Hypernyms: ↑strongbox, ↑deedbox …

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  • 22lockbox — noun Date: 1872 a box (as a post office box, strongbox, or safe deposit box) that locks …

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  • 23chest — noun 1) a bullet wound in the chest Syn: breast, upper body, torso, trunk; technical thorax 2) her matronly chest Syn: bust, bosom; breasts 3) an oak chest Syn …

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  • 24coffer — noun 1) every church had a coffer Syn: strongbox, money box, cashbox, money chest, treasure chest, safe; casket, box 2) (coffers) the government coffers Syn: fund(s) …

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  • 25chest — noun 1) a wound in the chest Syn: breast, upper body, torso, trunk, front 2) an oak chest Syn: box, case, casket, crate, trunk, coffer, strongbox …

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  • 26treasury — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bank, exchequer; depository, vault, safe, safe deposit box; till, strongbox, cash register; coffer, chest; purse, wallet, handbag, pocketbook. See store, money. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. repository,… …

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  • 27coffer — I. noun Etymology: Middle English coffre, from Anglo French, ultimately from Latin cophinus basket, from Greek kophinos Date: 13th century 1. chest; especially strongbox 2. treasury, funds usually used in plural 3. a recessed panel in a vault,… …

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  • 28coffer — 1. noun /ˈkɒfə/ a) A strongbox: a strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe. b) An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome. 2. verb /ˈkɒfə/ …

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  • 29Treasury — trea·sury / tre zhə rē, trā / n pl sur·ies 1 a: a place in which stores of wealth are kept b: the place of deposit and disbursement of collected funds; esp: one where public revenues are deposited, kept, and disbursed c: funds kept in such a… …

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  • 30coffer — I noun area, bank, cista, container, depository, holder, locker, money chest, receptacle, safe, safe deposit box, storage, strongbox, till, treasury, vault II index bank, depository, repository …

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