Treasury

See also: treasury

English

Etymology

Ellipsis of Treasury Department (or Department of the Treasury), or of Treasury bond.

Proper noun

Treasury

1. Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.

   Synonym: Exchequer (UK)

   as reported to the Treasury and to Parliament

   aspects of customs work that were formerly under Treasury and are nowadays under Homeland Security

   • 2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “MPs concerned at Treasury's influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13:

     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?

Translations

department responsible for management of public revenue

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 國庫／国库 (zh) (guókù), 財政部／财政部 (zh) (cáizhèngbù)

• Finnish: valtiovarainministeriö (fi)
• Portuguese: tesouro (pt) m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Noun

Treasury (plural Treasuries or Treasurys)

1. A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury.
   • 2016 December 26, Scott Minerd, “A Contrarian's View on Inflation Fears”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.