| treasury | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. exchequer, treasury | the funds of a government or institution or individual. |
| ~ cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource | assets in the form of money. |
| ~ public treasury, till, trough | a treasury for government funds. |
| ~ bursary | the treasury of a public institution or religious order. |
| ~ subtreasury | a subordinate treasury or place of deposit. |
| ~ fisc | a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse. |
| n. (group) | 2. treasury | the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues. |
| ~ government department | a department of government. |
| n. (possession) | 3. treasury, treasury obligations | negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time. |
| ~ government bond | a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world. |
| ~ t-bill, treasury bill | a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days. |
| ~ treasury bond | a debt instrument with maturities of 10 years or longer. |
| ~ treasury note | securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash or in exchange for maturing issues or at auction. |
| n. (person) | 4. first lord of the treasury, treasury | the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy. |
| ~ british cabinet | the senior ministers of the British government. |
| ~ cabinet minister | a person who is a member of the cabinet. |
| n. (group) | 5. department of the treasury, treasury, treasury department, united states treasury | the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789. |
| ~ u.s. mint, united states mint, us mint | the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion. |
| ~ executive department | a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States. |
| ~ financial crimes enforcement network, fincen | a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering. |
| ~ atf, bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms | the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson. |
| ~ financial management service | the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting. |
| ~ office of intelligence support, ois | agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy. |
| ~ comptroller of the currency | the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency. |
| ~ bureau of customs, customs bureau, customs service, uscb | the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs. |
| ~ bureau of engraving and printing | the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency. |
| ~ internal revenue service, irs | the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. treasury | a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely. |
| ~ depositary, depository, repository, deposit | a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping. |
| treasure | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. hoarded wealth, treasure | accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc..; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies" |
| ~ riches, wealth | an abundance of material possessions and resources. |
| ~ fortune | a large amount of wealth or prosperity. |
| ~ valuable | something of value.; "all our valuables were stolen" |
| ~ king's ransom | a very large treasure. |
| ~ treasure trove, trove | treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth). |
| n. (artifact) | 2. gem, treasure | art highly prized for its beauty or perfection. |
| ~ art, fine art | the products of human creativity; works of art collectively.; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" |
| n. (possession) | 3. treasure | any possession that is highly valued by its owner.; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures" |
| ~ possession | anything owned or possessed. |
| n. (group) | 4. treasure | a collection of precious things.; "the trunk held all her meager treasures" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| v. (possession) | 5. appreciate, prize, treasure, value | hold dear.; "I prize these old photographs" |
| ~ do justice | show due and full appreciation.; "The diners did the food and wine justice" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| ~ recognise, recognize | show approval or appreciation of.; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" |
| v. (emotion) | 6. care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure | be fond of; be attached to. |
| ~ love | have a great affection or liking for.; "I love French food"; "She loves her boss and works hard for him" |
| ~ yearn | have affection for; feel tenderness for. |
| wealth | | |
| n. (state) | 1. wealth, wealthiness | the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money.; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence" |
| ~ financial condition | the condition of (corporate or personal) finances. |
| ~ affluence, richness | abundant wealth.; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty" |
| ~ inherited wealth | wealth that is inherited rather than earned. |
| ~ luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness, luxury | wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living. |
| ~ mammon | wealth regarded as an evil influence. |
| ~ sufficiency | sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations.; "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. wealth | the quality of profuse abundance.; "she has a wealth of talent" |
| ~ abundance, copiousness, teemingness | the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply.; "an age of abundance" |
| n. (possession) | 3. riches, wealth | an abundance of material possessions and resources. |
| ~ material resource | assets in the form of material possessions. |
| ~ gold | great wealth.; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold" |
| ~ hoarded wealth, treasure | accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc..; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies" |
| n. (possession) | 4. wealth | property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value. |
| ~ belongings, property, holding | something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone.; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property" |
| ~ money | wealth reckoned in terms of money.; "all his money is in real estate" |
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