coffer

About 0.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.
2. noun An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.
3. noun A temporary watertight structure used during underwater construction of bridges, causeways, ships, etc.
4. noun A supply or store of money, often belonging to an organization.
5. noun A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it with raking fire.
6. verb To put money or valuables in a coffer.
7. verb To decorate something, especially a ceiling, with coffers.
8. verb To panel, frame, or border with a raised protective trim.

Similar words

caisson lacuna chest bin vault purse treasury boot base money

Often followed by

of dam in dams and was with is which

Word family

coffered coffering coffers