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DictionarytreasuryPublic finance department
noun

treasury

TREZH-uh-ree/ˈtreʒəri/

A place where valuables or funds are held.

The treasury holds organized public funds for the nation's administration.

An isolated national treasury building with a small national flag is paired with a cutaway of organized public funds and a numeric accounting ledger; public-money administration, no people, slogans or bank brand.
Etymology
treasurGreekstore, treasure
+yEnglishoffice-forming noun suffix

Built on the treasure base, treasury first named a room or building where valuables were kept safe. The name shifted from the storehouse to the government department controlling public revenue and expenditure.

In context

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More examples

  • Guards stand outside the treasury to protect the valuables inside.
  • The temple keeps its silver vessels in a locked treasury.
  • Visitors can tour the castle's treasury and see the royal crowns.

Forms

treasury · treasuries

treasure noun — Money and precious objects held as wealth.

Similar words

vault
Emphasizes a strongly secured room rather than its valuable contents.
repository
A broader storage place, not limited to money or valuables.