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Borrowed from Late Latin thesaurizāre, from Ancient Greek θησαυρίζω (thēsaurízō, to store, treasure up), from θησαυρός (thēsaurós, store-room, treasure, granary, strong-box).

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  • IPA(key): /te.zɔ.ʁi.ze/
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thésauriser

  1. (money) to hoard
    • 1963, Nicolas Bouvier, L'Usage du Monde, 2005 ed., Payot & Rivages, →ISBN, p. 158; translated 1992 by Robyn Marsack as The Way of the World, 2011 ed., Eland, →ISBN:
      Craignant de se trahir en investissant sur place, ils thésaurisaient, dirigeant l’excédant de leur revenu sur les banques étrangères, ou le jouaient, toutes portes closes, à des taux fabuleux.
      — Fearing betrayal if they invested it locally, they hoarded their money, sending their excess income to foreign banks, or playing behind closed doors for fantastic stakes.

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