treasury

  • 11treasury */*/ — UK [ˈtreʒərɪ] / US noun Word forms treasury : singular treasury plural treasuries 1) the Treasury [singular] the government department responsible for a country s financial matters 2) [countable, usually singular] a collection of valuable things… …

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  • 12treasury — n. (pl. ies) 1 a place or building where treasure is stored. 2 the funds or revenue of a State, institution, or society. 3 (Treasury) a the department managing the public revenue of a country. b the offices and officers of this. c the place where …

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  • 13Treasury — n. (pl. ies) 1 a place or building where treasure is stored. 2 the funds or revenue of a State, institution, or society. 3 (Treasury) a the department managing the public revenue of a country. b the offices and officers of this. c the place where …

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  • 14Treasury — US Department of the Treasury, which issues all Treasury bonds, notes, and bills as well as overseeing agencies. Also, the department within a corporation that oversees its financial operations including the issuance of new shares. Bloomberg… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 15Treasury — Trea|su|ry 〈[trɛ̣ʒərı] f. od. n.; ; unz.; Wirtsch.〉 1. Finanzmanagement einer Firma 2. Schatzamt, Finanzministerium eines Staates [engl., eigtl. „Schatzkammer“ <treasure <afrz. trésor <lat. thesaurus; → Thesaurus] * * * Treasury   [… …

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  • 16Treasury — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Treasury >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 treasury treasury bank exchequer fisc hanaper Sgm: N 1 cash register cash register kutcherry bursary Sgm: N 1 strong box strong box strong hold …

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  • 17treasury — treas|ur|y [ treʒəri ] noun ** 1. ) singular the government department responsible for a country s financial matters a ) count in the past, a place used for storing the money belonging to a king or an organization such as the Church 2. ) count… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18treasury — [[t]tre̱ʒəri[/t]] ♦♦♦ treasuries 1) N COUNT COLL: usu the N in sing In Britain, the United States, and some other countries, the Treasury is the government department that deals with the country s finances. The Treasury has long been predicting… …

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  • 19treasury — noun (plural suries) Etymology: Middle English tresorie, from Anglo French, from tresor treasure Date: 14th century 1. a. a place in which stores of wealth are kept b. the place of deposit and disbursement of collected funds; especially one where …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 20treasury — /trezh euh ree/, n., pl. treasuries. 1. a place where the funds of the government, of a corporation, or the like are deposited, kept, and disbursed. 2. funds or revenue of a government, public or private corporation, etc. 3. (cap.) the department …

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