treasury
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
treasuries
plural
treasuries
Britannica Dictionary definition of TREASURY
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1
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the place where the money of a government, club, etc., is kept
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A government official has been accused of stealing from the nation's treasury.
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The fees are deposited into the state's treasury.
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How much (money) is in the club's treasury?
also
:
the money itself
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A part of the nation's treasury is spent on space exploration.
2
:
a place in a church, castle, palace, etc., where money and valuable objects are kept
3
:
a group of valuable things that are related in some way
— used especially in the titles of books
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a treasury of ideas
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The author has collected a treasury of facts and lore about horses.
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The Horse Lover's Treasury
the Treasury
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the government department that is in charge of handling a country's money
— often used as Treasury before another noun
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the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
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Treasury bills/bonds/securities
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Treasury officials
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the Treasury Secretary
— called also
the Treasury Department
