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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStaatskasse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʃtaːtsˌkasə
"Die Steuereinnahmen füllen die Staatskasse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The financial resources, funds, or revenues collected and held by a state or national administration.
"Increased taxation has significantly replenished the government-coffers this fiscal year." - 2
The public treasury available for government expenditure and national budgeting.
"Subsidies for renewable energy will be funded directly from the government-coffers."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'government', derived from the Old French 'gouvernement' and ultimately from the Greek 'kybernân' (to steer), with 'coffer', originating from Old French 'cofrre' and Latin 'cophinus' (basket, chest). Historically, it refers to the literal chests or treasuries where public funds and revenues were securely stored, evolving to signify state financial reserves as a whole.
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les caisses de l'État
Transliteration: le kɛs də leta
"Les impôts renforcent les caisses de l'État."
Staatskasse
Transliteration: ˈʃtaːtsˌkasə
"Die Steuereinnahmen füllen die Staatskasse."
erario
Transliteration: eˈrarjo
"I fondi affluiscono direttamente nell'erario."
arcas públicas
Transliteration: ˈarkas ˈpuβlikas
"La recaudación fiscal alimenta las arcas públicas."
cofres públicos
Transliteration: ˈkofɾis ˈpuβlikus
"O imposto reverte a favor dos cofres públicos."
राजकोष
Transliteration: rajkosh
"नया कर संग्रह से राजकोष में वृद्धि हुई है।"
国库
Transliteration: guókù
"税收充实了国库。"
국고
Transliteration: gukgo
"세금 수입이 국고를 채우고 있습니다."
国庫
Transliteration: kokko
"税収が国庫を潤す。"
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