treasury meaning and definition

TREASURY noun

Definition of treasury (noun)

1. the funds of a government or institution or individual
   • synonyms: exchequer
2. the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
3. negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time
   • synonyms: Treasury obligations
4. the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy
   • synonyms: First Lord of the Treasury
5. the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
   • synonyms: Department of the Treasury, Treasury Department, United States Treasury
6. a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely