treasury
noun
trea·sury
ˈtre-zh(ə-)rē 
ˈtrā-
plural treasuries
1
a
: a place in which stores of wealth are kept
b
: the place of deposit and disbursement of collected funds
especially
: one where public revenues are deposited, kept, and disbursed
c
: funds kept in such a depository
2
Treasury
a
: a governmental department in charge of finances and especially the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenues
b
: the building in which the business of such a governmental department is transacted
3
Treasury plural also Treasurys
: a government security (such as a note or bill) issued by the Treasury
4
: a repository for treasures
a treasury of poems
5
obsolete
: treasure
Examples of treasury in a Sentence
A government official has been accused of stealing from the nation's treasury.
The fees are deposited into the state's treasury.
A part of the nation's treasury is spent on space exploration.
The author has collected a treasury of facts and lore about horses.
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Payments of damages that are tax-free should not be reported on these forms, treasury regulations and several IRS rulings confirm.
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
In October, the company revealed plans to raise as much as $35 billion to refill its quickly draining treasury, a tricky dance considering that new debt would threaten its barely-there investment-grade credit rating.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
With the betting odds of him rising, the 10-year treasury is as well, and that’s the thing that influences mortgage rates.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
Was this yet another fable in the great treasury of color lore?
—Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
In October, the company revealed plans to raise as much as $35 billion to refill its quickly draining treasury, a tricky dance considering that new debt would threaten its barely-there investment-grade credit rating.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
With the betting odds of him rising, the 10-year treasury is as well, and that’s the thing that influences mortgage rates.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
Was this yet another fable in the great treasury of color lore?
—Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Treasury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasury. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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treasury
noun
trea·sury
ˈtrezh-(ə-)rē
ˈtrāzh-
plural treasuries
1
a
: a place in which stores of wealth are kept
b
: the place where collected funds are stored and paid out
2
capitalized
: a government department in charge of finances
Legal Definition
treasury
noun
trea·sury
ˈtre-zhə-rē, ˈtrā-
plural treasuries
1
a
: a place in which stores of wealth are kept
b
: the place of deposit and disbursement of collected funds
especially
: one where public revenues are deposited, kept, and disbursed
c
: funds kept in such a depository
2
capitalized
a
: a governmental department in charge of finances and especially the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenues
b
: the building in which the business of such a governmental department is transacted
3
capitalized
: a government security (as a note or bill) issued by the Treasury
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