Exchequer
UK revenue department
The Exchequer is the British government's treasury department, responsible for collecting and managing public funds.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is Britain's finance minister.
Historically, the Court of Exchequer handled revenue disputes.
The term appears in formal contexts about UK government finance: The Exchequer reported a budget surplus. (Lowercase exchequer is any treasury or one's personal funds.)
Funds or treasury
- public purseState's collective finances
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
- red boxDVD rental kiosk brand
paymaster · comptroller · royal treasury · national debt · government bonds · sinking fund
Compulsory government revenue collection
- receiptsTransaction documentation
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
levies · tariffs · excise · imposts · tolls · proceeds · collection · assessment
Formal accounts examination
reckoning · balance · scrutiny · inspection · verification · compliance · oversight · accountability
Plan for spending
- expenditureMoney paid out
- deficitAmount still owed
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
disbursement · public spending · fiscal policy · allocation · borrowing · supply · ways and means · estimates
coffers
Funds or treasury
- public purseState's collective finances
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- WhitehallBritish government metonym
red box · paymaster · comptroller · royal treasury · national debt · government bonds · sinking fund
taxation
Compulsory government revenue collection
- receiptsTransaction documentation
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
duties · levies · tariffs · excise · imposts · tolls · proceeds · collection · assessment · yield
audit
Formal accounts examination
tally · reckoning · balance · scrutiny · inspection · verification · compliance · oversight · accountability · standards
budget
Plan for spending
- expenditureMoney paid out
- deficitAmount still owed
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
appropriation · disbursement · public spending · fiscal policy · allocation · borrowing · supply · ways and means · estimates · appropriations
barons
Titled nobles, lowest rank
remembrancer · sheriff · shire · feudal · fines · judicial · equity · common law · pleas
Exchequerprivate bank
Exclusive wealth management institution
commercial bank · private wealth · merchant bank · private equity · hedge fund
Exchequernational debt
Government's accumulated borrowing
public debt · government spending · fiscal deficit · deficit spending · sovereign debt
Exchequerpublic spending
Government allocation of funds
government expenditure · disbursement · outlay · appropriations · welfare state