coffer: Meaning and Definition of

cof•fer

1. a box or chest, esp. one for valuables.
2. a treasury; funds: The coffers of the organization were rapidly filled by the contributions.
3. any of various boxlike enclosures, as a cofferdam.
4. Also calledone of a number of sunken panels, usually square or octagonal, in a vault, ceiling, or soffit.

1. to deposit or lay up in or as in a coffer or chest.
2. to ornament with coffers or sunken panels.