treasury
noun
trea·sury
ˈtre-zh(ə-)rē 
ˈtrā-
plural treasuries
1
a
: a place in which stores of wealth are kept
b
: the place of deposit and disbursement of collected funds
especially
: one where public revenues are deposited, kept, and disbursed
c
: funds kept in such a depository
2
Treasury
a
: a governmental department in charge of finances and especially the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenues
b
: the building in which the business of such a governmental department is transacted
3
Treasury plural also Treasurys
: a government security (such as a note or bill) issued by the Treasury
4
: a repository for treasures
a treasury of poems
5
obsolete
: treasure
Examples of treasury in a Sentence
A government official has been accused of stealing from the nation's treasury.
The fees are deposited into the state's treasury.
A part of the nation's treasury is spent on space exploration.
The author has collected a treasury of facts and lore about horses.
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And, if foreign savers grow more anxious about our rising federal debt loads, their willingness to buy US treasury bonds could decline over time, leading to further interest rate increases.
—
Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Then the treasury receives less revenue from business taxes, sales taxes and related sources.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
Some 50 investors will buy $1.5 billion in Trump Media stock and $1 billion in company notes to help raise the funds to create a bitcoin treasury, according to a press release.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 27 May 2025
Fiscal conservatives panned the measure as a debt bomb and the bond market signaled major concerns as yields on U.S. treasury bills rose sharply, a sign of concern over untamed deficits.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Then the treasury receives less revenue from business taxes, sales taxes and related sources.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
Some 50 investors will buy $1.5 billion in Trump Media stock and $1 billion in company notes to help raise the funds to create a bitcoin treasury, according to a press release.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 27 May 2025
Fiscal conservatives panned the measure as a debt bomb and the bond market signaled major concerns as yields on U.S. treasury bills rose sharply, a sign of concern over untamed deficits.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
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“Treasury.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasury. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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treasury
noun
trea·sury
ˈtrezh-(ə-)rē
ˈtrāzh-
plural treasuries
1
a
: a place in which stores of wealth are kept
b
: the place where collected funds are stored and paid out
2
capitalized
: a government department in charge of finances
Legal Definition
treasury
noun
trea·sury
ˈtre-zhə-rē, ˈtrā-
plural treasuries
1
a
: a place in which stores of wealth are kept
b
: the place of deposit and disbursement of collected funds
especially
: one where public revenues are deposited, kept, and disbursed
c
: funds kept in such a depository
2
capitalized
a
: a governmental department in charge of finances and especially the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenues
b
: the building in which the business of such a governmental department is transacted
3
capitalized
: a government security (as a note or bill) issued by the Treasury
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