Noun: treasury tre-zhu-ree- The funds of a government, institution or individual
- exchequer - The government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
- A depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
Noun: Treasury- The British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy
- First Lord of the Treasury - Negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time
- Treasury obligations - The federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
- Department of the Treasury, Treasury Department, United States Treasury
Derived forms: Treasuries, treasuries Type of: cabinet minister, cash in hand, deposit, depositary, depository, executive department, finances, funds, government bond, government department, monetary resource, pecuniary resource, repository Part of: British Cabinet Encyclopedia: Treasury |