treasury Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the funds of a government or institution or individual
    exchequer.
  2. noun the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
  3. noun negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time
    Treasury obligations.
  4. noun the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy
    First Lord of the Treasury.
  5. noun the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
    United States Treasury; Department of the Treasury; Treasury Department.
  6. noun a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely

WordNet

Treas"ur*y noun
Etymology
OE. tresorie, F. trésorerie.
Wordforms
plural Treasuries
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913