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treasury

DEFINITIONS OF: treasury

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n a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely

Type of:
deposit, depositary, depository, repository
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

n the funds of a government or institution or individual

Synonyms:
exchequer
Types:
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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
Type of:
cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource
assets in the form of money

n the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues

Type of:
government department
a department of government
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