"Treasury" meaning in English

See Treasury in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Ellipsis of Treasury Department (or Department of the Treasury), or of Treasury bond. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Treasury
  1. Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue. Synonyms: Exchequer Translations (department responsible for management of public revenue): 國庫 (Chinese Mandarin), 国库 (guókù) (Chinese Mandarin), 財政部 (Chinese Mandarin), 财政部 (cáizhèngbù) (Chinese Mandarin), valtiovarainministeriö (Finnish), tesouro [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Treasury-en-name-bARohh3o

Noun

Forms: Treasuries [plural], Treasurys [plural]
Etymology: Ellipsis of Treasury Department (or Department of the Treasury), or of Treasury bond. Head templates: {{en-noun|+|Treasurys}} Treasury (plural Treasuries or Treasurys)
  1. A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury.
    Sense id: en-Treasury-en-noun-Sia6i6N2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 83

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “MPs concerned at Treasury's influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13:",
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          "responsible",
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        [
          "collection",
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          "management",
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          "expenditure",
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        [
          "public",
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          "revenue",
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