Exchequer
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The incident was the resignation of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and two other finance ministers.
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He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) for the next five years, where he made a disastrous decision to reintroduce the gold standard.
Source: Useful Notes / Winston Churchill -
On other branches of the etymological tree are "cheque"/"check" (as in, the thing that's in the mail right now, I swear) (because accounting in the old days would often be done on a checkered cloth—why do you think the British finance minister is called the Chancellor of the Exchequer?).
Source: Chess Motifs
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