# exchequer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɛksˈt͡ʃɛ.kɚ/ · frequency rank #23,829

## Definitions
1. An office of revenue taxation; a treasury.
2. An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.

## Etymology
From Middle English escheker, from Anglo-Norman escheker (“chessboard”); from Medieval Latin scaccarium. This is because the cloth on which the treasurer counted money was chequered like a chessboard.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ecxhequer`, `excchequer`, `excehquer`, `excheqeur`, `excheqquer`, `exchequerr`, `exchequre`, `excheuqer`, `exchhequer`, `exchqeuer`, `exhcequer`, `exxchequer`, `xechequer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exchequer