# treasury

Pronunciation: US say "TREZH-er-ee" /ˈtɹɛʒ.ɚ.i/; UK say "TREZH-uh-ree" /ˈtɹɛʒ.ə.ɹi/

## Noun

1. Ellipsis of treasury department. — Ellipsis of treasury department.
   - Simple: Short for treasury department. It is the part of a government that takes care of its money.
   - _The Treasury announced new sanctions against the shipping companies on Tuesday._
   - _She left her bank job to work as an economist at the Treasury._
2. A place where the money and valuables of a state or a monarch are kept.
   - Simple: A place where a country or a royal family keeps its money and valuable things.
   - _The rebels seized the royal treasury and emptied it within a week._
   - _Taxes collected in the provinces were sent to the state treasury in the capital._
3. Ellipsis of treasury bond. — Ellipsis of treasury bond.
   - Simple: Short for treasury bond. It is used mostly when people talk about money and investing.
   - _She moved part of her savings into a thirty-year Treasury._
   - _The yield on the thirty-year Treasury climbed after the jobs report._
4. A place where treasure is stored and kept safe.
   - Simple: A safe place where treasure is kept.
   - _The cathedral treasury holds jeweled crosses and gold cups from the Middle Ages._
   - _The monks walled up the door to the monastery's treasury when the raiders came._
5. A rich collection of writing or art, such as an anthology of stories or a museum's holdings of prints.
   - Simple: A collection of pieces of writing or art.
   - _The anthology is a treasury of American short fiction from the last century._
   - _The gallery's print room is a treasury of Japanese woodblock art._

## Noun

6. A treasure: a store of riches or a thing of great value. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A treasure, or something worth a lot.

## Origin

From Middle English tresorie, from Old French tresorie, from tresor (“treasure”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). It replaced the native Old English word māþmhūs.

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