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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The treasury secretary is on the back end of her second visit to China in nine months to meet with state officials.
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William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
As treasury secretary, Mnuchin had generally been active — more so than his predecessors, some said — in CFIUS investigations and efforts on Capitol Hill to expand the committee’s powers.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Also, if ByteDance is forced to divest from TikTok, Trump’s former treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin is putting a band together to purchase it.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 26 Mar. 2024
The appetite for embedded finance in such industries is driven by a digital shift of corporate operations, finance, and treasury functions, which seek innovative BaaS providers that can sync with their banks, ERP, and internal tools, and payment providers in real-time.
—Meaghan Johnson, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
And the country’s vast treasury is an irresistible lure for a business constantly on the prowl for a deep-pocketed partner.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
Not doing anything means an automatic $5 million back in the treasury.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
The monarch continues to undertake state business and paperwork behind the scenes, and most recently met with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, who is the head of the government treasury, at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
While your company still needs one or more banks to store its cash (and cash instruments), a good way to hedge is to also hold short-term treasuries bought directly from the Treasury Department website.
—Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
As treasury secretary, Mnuchin had generally been active — more so than his predecessors, some said — in CFIUS investigations and efforts on Capitol Hill to expand the committee’s powers.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Also, if ByteDance is forced to divest from TikTok, Trump’s former treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin is putting a band together to purchase it.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 26 Mar. 2024
The appetite for embedded finance in such industries is driven by a digital shift of corporate operations, finance, and treasury functions, which seek innovative BaaS providers that can sync with their banks, ERP, and internal tools, and payment providers in real-time.
—Meaghan Johnson, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
And the country’s vast treasury is an irresistible lure for a business constantly on the prowl for a deep-pocketed partner.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
Not doing anything means an automatic $5 million back in the treasury.
—The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
The monarch continues to undertake state business and paperwork behind the scenes, and most recently met with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, who is the head of the government treasury, at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
While your company still needs one or more banks to store its cash (and cash instruments), a good way to hedge is to also hold short-term treasuries bought directly from the Treasury Department website.
—Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Treasury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasury. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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