Other Definitions treasury (enc)
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Treasury| Noun | 1. | treasury - the funds of a government or institution or individualbursary - 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 | | | 2. | treasury - the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues | | | 3. | Treasury - the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy | | | 4. | Treasury - the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789U.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 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 Secret Service, SS, United States Secret Service, US Secret Service, USSS - the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents | | | 5. | treasury - a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely | |
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