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treasury

/ˈtɹɛʒ.ɚ.i/

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What does treasury mean?

noun

  1. A place where treasure is stored safely.
  2. A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
  3. Ellipsis of treasury department.
More meanings (6)

noun

  1. Ellipsis of treasury bond.
  2. Ellipsis of digital-asset treasury company.
  3. A collection of artistic or literary works.
  4. A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury.
  5. (obsolete) A treasure.

proper noun

  1. Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈtɹɛʒ.ɚ.i/

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The principle of regulating the contributions of the States to the common treasury by QUOTAS is another fundamental error in the Confederation.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
"And you," says he, "when in England, have only to exhibit your accounts at the treasury, and you will be paid immediately."
Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinProject Gutenberg ebook #148
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All his life long, his pen was in his hand, piling up a treasury of knowledge, preparing himself against all possible contingencies.
Robert Louis StevensonRecords of a Family of EngineersProject Gutenberg ebook #280
The treasury, whose nature it is to spoil the best things, has made the passport a means of espionage and a tax.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360
But when we cast them all into the treasury of right service, there is an alchemy that transmutes every gift into gold.
Ralph Albert ParletteThe University of Hard KnocksProject Gutenberg ebook #455