treasury department

noun

A government department that manages government finances.

Similar
treasuryfinance ministryministry of financeDepartment of the TreasuryUnited States Treasury
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Meanings

nountreasury department (plural treasury departments)

plural treasury departments

  1. A government department that manages government finances.

    Synonyms: treasury, finance ministry, ministry of finance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA government department that manages government finances.

Similar
treasuryfinance ministryministry of finance

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789

Similar
Department of the TreasuryTreasuryUnited States Treasury
Broader
executive department
Also see
treasury

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan tresor públic
  • tresor públicgovernment department
Finnish valtiovarainministeriö
  • valtiovarainministeriögovernment department
French Trésor, Trésorerie
  • Trésorgovernment department
  • Trésoreriegovernment department
German Schatzkammer
  • Schatzkammergovernment department
Indonesian perbendaharaan
  • perbendaharaangovernment department
Italian erario
  • erariogovernment department
Japanese 国庫
  • 国庫 (kokko)government department
Latin aerarium
  • aerariumgovernment department
Malay perbendaharaan
  • perbendaharaangovernment department
Polish ministerstwo finansów
  • ministerstwo finansówgovernment department
Russian министерство финансов
  • министерство финансов (ministerstvo finansov)government department
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APA

treasury department. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treasury%20department

MLA

“treasury department.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/treasury%20department. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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