treasury
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
treasury/ˈtreʒəri/
▶noun (pl. treasuries)
- 1 the funds or revenue of a state, institution, or society.
■ (Treasury) (in some countries) the government department responsible for the overall management of the economy.
- 2 a place where treasure is stored.
- 3 a collection of valuable or delightful things.
'treasury' also found in these Oxford entries:
chest
- confiscate
- diwan
- exchequer
- fisc
- paymaster
- Peter's pence
- procurator
- secret service
- stagger
- Treasury bench
- Treasury bill
- Treasury bond
- Treasury note
