Noun | 1. | treasury - the funds of a government or institution or individual Synonyms: exchequer |
2. | treasury - the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues | |
3. | Treasury - the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy Synonyms: First Lord of the Treasury | |
4. | Treasury - the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789 | |
5. | treasury - a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely |
TREASURY. The place where treasure is kept the office of a treasurer. The term is more usually applied to the public than to a private treasury. Vide Department of the Treasury o the United States.
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