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treasury

/tɹˈɛʒɝi/noun3 syllables

Treasury means: the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789.

Synonyms for treasury6

noun, as in the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789

Department of the Treasury, Treasury Department, United States Treasury

noun, as in negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time

Treasury obligations

noun, as in the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy

First Lord of the Treasury

noun, as in the funds of a government or institution or individual

exchequer

What does treasury mean?6

noun

1

the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789

2

negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time

3

the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy

4

the funds of a government or institution or individual

5

the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues

6

a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Treasury in a sentence

  • It is an ancient midden, presently an archaeological treasury.shanghainese
  • Algeria's private sector is making big contributions to the state treasury.Amastan
  • Even the ceiling of the treasury is very ornate.Suroosh
  • The expenses are financed from the state treasury.rul
  • This deprives the Algerian treasury of millions of dollars.Amastan
  • This money will go into Algeria's national treasury.Amastan
  • The government is issuing a new Treasury bond.Igider
  • If you must kill, kill an elephant and if you must rob, rob a treasury.sabretou

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Forms of treasury

as a noun

plural
treasuries