Phrase guide

treasury department

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A government department that manages government finances.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Department of the Treasury, Treasury, United States Treasury

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: executive department

History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tresor públic — government department
  • Finnish: valtiovarainministeriö — government department
  • French: Trésor — government department
  • French: Trésorerie — government department
  • Georgian: სახაზინო დეპარტამენტი (saxazino deṗarṭamenṭi) — government department
  • Georgian: ხაზინის დეპარტამენტი (xazinis deṗarṭamenṭi) — government department
  • Georgian: ფინანსთა სამინისტრო (pinansta saminisṭro) — government department
  • German: Schatzkammer — government department
  • Indonesian: perbendaharaan — government department
  • Italian: erario — government department
  • Japanese: 国庫 (kokko) — government department
  • Latin: aerarium — government department
  • Malay: perbendaharaan — government department
  • Polish: ministerstwo finansów — government department
  • Serbo-Croatian: ministarstvo financija — government department
  • Ottoman Turkish: مال صندوغی (mal sandığı) — government department