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US
/ˈtɹɛʒɝi/
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[ UK /tɹˈɛʒəɹi/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈɛʒəɹi/ ]
NOUN
- negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time
- the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
- the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy
How To Use Treasury In A Sentence
- National Provisions Company, and went out preaching fiat money and a subtreasury for the farmers 'crops, trusting to God and the flower garden about his little white house, to keep the family alive -- it is odd that Jeanette's childish impression was that General Ward was a man of consequence in the world. A Certain Rich Man
- She wasted a great part of the royal treasury for her benefactions!
- – The agreement contains a complicated escrow system that may allow the $480 million to be funneled from the Treasury Department to the White House. Think Progress » SOURCE: Obscure Trade Settlement Could Create $480 Million Slush Fund for White House
- Amid it all stands Mitt Romney, not the high-flying investment lots of Republicans yearned to put their money on, but the unspectacular Treasury bill of Republican candidates, a man whose emphasis on jobs and the economy makes him a safe enough bet at a time like this. GOP 'Flight to Safety' Benefits Romney
- US Treasury markets capitalized on the equity plunge, surging during the afternoon session.
- The Treasury offers antiques, collectibles and a small inventory of contemporary items.
- In Britain for the foreseeable future the ultimate purchaser of 80% or more of health care will continue to be the Treasury.
- But sharper than all these impressions rang the words of the worldly-wise Higbee: _ "She's hunting night and day for a rich husband; she tries for them as fast as they come; she'd rather marry a sub-treasury -- she'd marry me in a minute -- she'd marry_ YOU; _but if you were broke she'd have about as much use for you .... The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation
- The 10-year T-note and 30-year Treasury bond are down 8.58 percent and 24 percent, respectively, in terms of price for the year to date.
- The treasury mandarins and their minions are working overtime.