Definition of treasury Treasury

/tɹɛˈʒɚi/ - [tresheree] - treas•ur•y

We found 16 definitions of treasury from 5 different sources.

What does treasury mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: treasuries
treasury - the funds of a government or institution or individual
		exchequer
		cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource assets in the form of money
		public treasury, till, trough a treasury for government funds
		bursary the treasury of a public institution or religious order
		subtreasury a subordinate treasury or place of deposit
treasury - negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time
		Treasury obligations
		government bond a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world
		t-bill, treasury bill a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days
		treasury bond a debt instrument with maturities of 10 years or longer
treasury - the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy
		First Lord of the Treasury
		cabinet minister the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet
treasury - a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
treasury - the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
treasury - the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
		Department of the Treasury, Treasury Department, Treasury, United States Treasury
		executive department a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
		u.s. mint, united states mint, us mint the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
		financial crimes enforcement network, fincen a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering
		atf, bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson
		financial management service the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting
		office of intelligence support, ois agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy
		comptroller of the currency the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency
		bureau of customs, customs bureau, customs service, uscb the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
		bureau of engraving and printing the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency

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Wiktionary

treasury (Noun)
A place where treasure is stored safely.
treasury (Noun)
A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
treasury (Noun)
A collection or artistic or literary works.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

treasury (n.)
A place or building in which stores of wealth are deposited; especially, a place where public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government; hence, also, the place of deposit and disbursement of any collected funds.
treasury (n.)
That department of a government which has charge of the finances.
treasury (n.)
A repository of abundance; a storehouse.
treasury (n.)
Hence, a book or work containing much valuable knowledge, wisdom, wit, or the like; a thesaurus; as, " Maunder's Treasury of Botany."
treasury (n.)
A treasure.