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Meaning of Treasury | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈtɹɛʒ.ə.ɹi

Definitions

  1. A place where treasure is stored safely.
  2. Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.
  3. A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury.
    in-plural, often
  4. A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
  5. Ellipsis of treasury department.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  6. Ellipsis of treasury bond.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  7. A collection of artistic or literary works.
  8. A treasure.
    obsolete

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca xəzinə
Беларуская казна́ скарб
Български трезор
Čeština pokladna pokladnice
Esperanto trezorejo
Français trésorerie
Galego tesouro
Հայերեն գանձարան
Italiano tesoreria tesoro
日本語 国庫 宝庫 宝物 金庫
Қазақша қазына
한국어 국고 금고 보고
Latina aerarium
Македонски ризница трезор
മലയാളം കലവറ ഖജനാവ്
Bahasa Melayu khazanah
Nederlands schatkamer schatkist
Português tesouraria tesouro
Kiswahili hazina
తెలుగు కోశాగారము
ไทย นิธิ
Türkmençe hazyna
Tagalog ingatang-yaman
Türkçe hazine
ئۇيغۇرچە خەزىنە
Українська казна скарбни́ця
اردو خزانہ
Oʻzbekcha xazina

Examples

“Now since he hath the grace, thus gracelesse be His neighbors sweare he'le swell with treasurie.”
“as reported to the Treasury and to Parliament”
“aspects of customs work that were formerly under Treasury and are nowadays under Homeland Security”
“The December 11 Telegraph story, which accused the Treasury of blocking plans for £30 billion worth of electrification across the rail network [...], has rung alarm bells over who is the real source of power concerning rail's development - the Department of Transport or the Treasury?”
“As the Fed moves to adjust for faster growth, shorter-maturity Treasurys will be more vulnerable to further price declines while the risk of a sudden spike in inflation will diminish.”
““The prospects for long-term Treasuries are looking very good right now,” said Michael Contopoulos, director of fixed-income strategy at Richard Bernstein Advisors.”
“The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which underpins corporate and consumer borrowing and is arguably the most important interest rate in the world, rose roughly 0.1 percentage points on Friday.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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