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Treasury Definition And Meaning |
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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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