treasury
UK /ˈtɹɛʒ.ə.ɹi/ · US /ˈtɹɛʒ.ɚ.i/ noun, proper noun
Forms treasuries Treasurys
- noun A place where treasure is stored safely.
- noun A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
- noun A collection of artistic or literary works.
- noun (obsolete) A treasure.
- proper noun Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue. “as reported to the Treasury and to Parliament”
- noun (finance, often in the plural) A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury.
Synonyms
Exchequer treasury bond Treasury obligations First Lord of the Treasury Department of the Treasury Treasury Department United States Treasury
Etymology
From Middle English tresorie, from Old French tresorie, from tresor (“treasure”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Displaced native Old English māþmhūs.
Ellipsis of Treasury Department (or Department of the Treasury), or of Treasury bond.
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
- noun That department of a government which has charge of the finances.
Etymology [OE. tresorie, F. trésorerie.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “treasury”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details