Their ministers saw to it that wealth flowed into their family coffers.

To budget sensibly you must first of all know how much income comes into the family coffers each month.

He's been holding out $5 from the family coffers to get drunk when he got "to hurtin' inside."

Told me when last he was up that he was going to buy one, now the family coffers are full and overflowing.

In life he was a celebrated explorer who supported the family coffers through the sale of rare artifacts he would uncover during his travels.

The sick person was blamed for draining the family coffers.

The heat meant that there were fewer of her "ladies" about to add to the family coffers with their fees.

Unless you're trying to swell the family coffers all by yourself.

Not because she held any maternal affection for him, but to make him a continual source of spoils from the family coffers.

He eventually became addicted to gambling, and this along with his extravagant construction projects was a large drain on the family coffers.