coffer

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for coffer

coffer 🔊 /kɔˈfɚ/

coffer : කෝෂය

coffer : දිය කුටීරය

coffer : මුදල් හාණ්ඩය

coffer : මුදල් පෙට්ටිය

coffer : මුදල් භාණ්ඩය

coffer : පෙට්ටගම

coffer definition

Noun.

  1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables.
  2. Fig.: Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural.
  3. A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson.
  4. A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it by a raking fire.
  5. The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a cofferdam.

Transitive verb.

  1. To put into a coffer.
  2. To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering.
  3. To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a coffer or coffers.