WordValetreasury
government department managing public money; also its bonds
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.
How to use treasury
Treasury most commonly refers to a government's finance ministry or its financial resources, as in the US Department of the Treasury. It can also describe any secure storage place for valuables or, metaphorically, a rich collection of valuable or beautiful things (a treasury of poems). The term carries formal or official connotations in financial contexts but can be used more broadly in literary or figurative contexts.
Common phrases
- the Treasury Department
- Treasury bonds
- raid the treasury
- public treasury
- treasury funds
- a treasury of knowledge
Synonyms
exchequer · fisc · coffers · repository · storehouse
Word family
treasurer (noun) · treasurership (noun)
A common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse 'treasury' with 'treasury bill' or 'treasury note' without recognizing these are specific financial instruments issued by a government's treasury, not synonymous with the institution itself.
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