treasury
IPA: trˈɛʒɝi
noun
- A place where treasure is stored safely.
- A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
- A collection of artistic or literary works.
- (obsolete) A treasure.
- A government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.
- A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury.
- (government) Ellipsis of treasury department. [A government department that manages government finances.]
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Examples of "treasury" in Sentences
- Pallas became the secretary of the treasury.
- He increased the importance of the Treasury.
- He is the head of the Department of the Treasury.
- Brown events to fortify mighty campaign treasury.
- The managing trustee of this fund is the Secretary of the Treasury.
- The treasury contained the monies and accounts of the state finances.
- Fiscus was the name of the personal treasury of the emperors of Rome.
- The Treasury Accountant is an office with the Treasury of the United Kingdom.
- The bank discharges the treasury functions as the agent of the Bangladesh Bank.