treasury

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the funds of a government or institution or individual
  2. noun the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
  3. noun negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

exchequer

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