1. a strongbox or chest for storing money or valuables
2. a treasury or fund of money
3. a recessed panel in a ceiling or vault
Usage: architecture

1. to store or hoard money or valuables

Examples

• The pirates buried their coffer filled with gold coins.
• The church’s coffers were running low after the expensive repairs.
• The ornate ceiling featured decorative coffers with intricate designs.
• The wealthy merchant coffered his fortune in multiple banks.
• Government coffers were depleted by the costly war.
• She kept her jewelry in an antique wooden coffer.
• The cathedral’s vaulted ceiling displayed beautiful stone coffers.