Understanding the meaning of treasury

treasury

/'trɛʒəri/

noun
negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time
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treasury obligations

type of:
government bond
noun
the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
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department of the treasury treasury department united states treasury

type of:
executive department
noun
the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy
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first lord of the treasury

type of:
cabinet minister
noun
the funds of a government or institution or individual
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exchequer

type of:
funds finances cash in hand monetary resource pecuniary resource
noun
a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
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depositary depository repository deposit
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the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
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government department

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