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Treasury

Treasury Meaning & Definition
Treasury Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Treasury?

[n] a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
[n] the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
[n] the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
[n] the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy
[n] the funds of a government or institution or individual

Synonyms | Synonyms for Treasury: Department of the Treasury | exchequer | First Lord of the Treasury | Treasury Department

Related Terms | Find terms related to Treasury:

See Also | British Cabinet | Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms | Bureau of Customs | Bureau of Engraving and Printing | bursary | cabinet minister | cash in hand | Comptroller of the Currency | deposit | depository | executive department | finances | fisc | funds | government department | Internal Revenue Service | IRS | monetary resource | pecuniary resource | public treasury | repository | subtreasury | till | trough | United States Secret Service

Treasury In Webster's Dictionary

\Treas"ur*y\, n.; pl. {Treasuries}. [OE. tresorie, F. tr['e]sorerie.] 1. A place or building in which stores of wealth are deposited; especially, a place where public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government; hence, also, the place of deposit and disbursement of any collected funds. 2. That department of a government which has charge of the finances. 3. A repository of abundance; a storehouse. 4. Hence, a book or work containing much valuable knowledge, wisdom, wit, or the like; a thesaurus; as, `` Maunder's Treasury of Botany.'' 5. A treasure. [Obs.] --Marston. {Board of treasury}, the board to which is intrusted the management of all matters relating to the sovereign's civil list or other revenues. [Eng.] --Brande & C. {Treasury bench}, the first row of seats on the right hand of the Speaker in the House of Commons; -- so called because occupied by the first lord of the treasury and chief minister of the crown. [Eng.] {Treasury lord}. See {Lord high treasurer of England}, under {Treasurer}. [Eng.] {Treasury note} (U. S. Finance), a circulating note or bill issued by government authority from the Treasury Department, and receivable in payment of dues to the government.

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