treasury

Noun

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

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

• the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy

• negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time

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

• the funds of a government or institution or individual

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Department of the Treasury , Treasury Department , Treasury , United States Treasury , First Lord of the Treasury , Treasury obligations , exchequer