颜慧Rose
The meaning of "coffer" in this English sentence
"However, none of the named tech leaders have the political experience and may have been strategic picks who could add to the campaign's coffers rather than become serious contenders." What's the meaning of "coffer" in this sentence? Thanks!
2017年9月27日 08:30
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"Coffer" is like 'wallet' (ie, collection of money), but is informal and a little accusative; it's almost always used in a negative sense for other people. The implication of the sentence is that they are being chosen for monetary purposes.
2017年9月27日
Thank you so much! Good luck!
2017年9月30日
A "coffer" is an old word for a chest (ie. storage for money). You will see coffer in a literary or poetic sense.
It's not a wallet, it's not informal and it isn't a negative expression.
http://etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=coffer
2017年9月27日
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