treasury

plural treasuries

1. A place where treasure is stored safely.
2. A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
3. abbreviationellipsisgovernmentEllipsis of treasury department.
4. abbreviationellipsisbusinessEllipsis of treasury bond.
5. abbreviationellipsisbusinessEllipsis of digital-asset treasury company.
6. A collection of artistic or literary works.
7. obsoleteA treasure.

   Now since he hath the grace, thus gracelesse be His neighbors sweare he'le swell with treasurie.

   1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], “Totum in Toto”, in The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts], →OCLC; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of Villanie (The Bodley Head Quartos; 13), London: John Lane, The Bodley Head […]; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Company, 1925, →OCLC, page 56

1. Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.

   as reported to the Treasury and to Parliament

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   aspects of customs work that were formerly under Treasury and are nowadays under Homeland Security

   The December 11 Telegraph story, which accused the Treasury of blocking plans for £30 billion worth of electrification across the rail network [...], has rung alarm bells over who is the real source of power concerning rail's development - the Department of Transport or the Treasury?

   2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “MPs concerned at Treasury's influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13

   Synonyms: Exchequer

plural Treasuries · plural Treasurys

1. in pluraloftenbusinessA bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury.

   “The prospects for long-term Treasuries are looking very good right now,” said Michael Contopoulos, director of fixed-income strategy at Richard Bernstein Advisors.

   2022 December 9, Jeff Sommer, “After a Terrible Year for Bonds, the Outlook Is Better”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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   As the Fed moves to adjust for faster growth, shorter-maturity Treasurys will be more vulnerable to further price declines while the risk of a sudden spike in inflation will diminish.

   2016 December 26, Scott Minerd, “A Contrarian's View on Inflation Fears”, in The New York Times

   The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which underpins corporate and consumer borrowing and is arguably the most important interest rate in the world, rose roughly 0.1 percentage points on Friday.

   2025 April 11, Joe Rennison, Colby Smith, “‘This is Not Normal’: Trump’s Tariffs Upend the Bond Market”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Synonyms: treasury bond