English noun: treasury |
1. | treasury (possession) the funds of a government or institution or individual |
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| Synonyms | exchequer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bursary, fisc, public treasury, subtreasury, till, trough |
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2. | treasury (group) the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues |
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| Broader (hypernym) | government department |
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3. | Treasury (possession) negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time |
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| Synonyms | Treasury obligations |
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| Broader (hypernym) | government bond |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | T-bill, Treasury bill, Treasury bond, Treasury note |
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4. | Treasury (person) the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy |
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| Synonyms | First Lord of the Treasury |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cabinet minister |
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| Member meronym | British Cabinet |
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5. | Treasury (group) the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789 |
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| Synonyms | Department of the Treasury, Treasury Department, United States Treasury |
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| Broader (hypernym) | executive department |
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| Part holonym | ATF, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Comptroller of the Currency, Customs Bureau, Customs Service, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Financial Management Service, FinCEN, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Office of Intelligence Support, OIS, U.S. Mint, United States Mint, US Mint, USCB |
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6. | treasury (artifact) a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely |
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| Broader (hypernym) | deposit, depositary, depository, repository |
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