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treasury

/ˈtreʒəri/  ·  say it: TREZH·uh·ree

government department managing public money; also its bonds

In Banking & Finance

In more detail

1. (noun) a government department that manages a country's money and finances

2. (noun) a place where money and valuable items are kept

3. (noun) a collection of valuable or important things

Examples

• The Treasury Department is responsible for collecting taxes.
• The palace treasury held gold and jewels.
• This book is a treasury of classic poems.

Nearby in Banking & Finance

promissory note, receivership, securities, volatility, vesting, asset