Treasury
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6.9
- noun
- /ˈtrɛʒ.ər.i/
- Specialized
:
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- Most of these additions have taken the form of U.S. Treasury securities.
- Treasury bonds
- Treasury bills
- Treasury securities
So this inflation reading led the Treasury yield to fall.
- So this inflation reading led the Treasury yield to fall.
- The average American doesn't own any Treasuries, but wealthier people do.
- We're going to let you exclude treasuries from that calculation.
- When prices for Treasuries go down, what does it mean?
- They had to sell Treasuries and stocks.
- But yeah, this is a thing you can do rather than buying treasuries.
- They've beat the S&P;, they've trounced gold And so actually to you'll never stop them hoarding treasuries.
- On Monday, the Treasury yield curve, which has been inverted for two years, briefly returned to normal.
- I mean, I owned, I own a certain amount of bonds, Treasury bonds, right?
- Why are we in investing in Treasury bond, our economic surplus that we're getting, our export surplus?
Examples
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In the previous example, the purchase of $300 billion in Treasury securities would accomplish that goal.
Academic text (1992) -
Take a look at the yield on the three month Treasury, right?
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So this inflation reading led the Treasury yield to fall.
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Approximately 50 percent of U.S. Treasury debt is now held abroad: 22 percent of it by China alone.
Academic text (2010) -
Domestic interest rates on treasury bills have risen to 70 percent, up from 20 percent in 1997.
Academic text (2000) -
The nation is economically important to the United States, heavily invested in our Treasury bonds, and a significant trading partner.
Academic text (2007) -
On Monday, the Treasury yield curve, which has been inverted for two years, briefly returned to normal.
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Soaring interest rates would cause the federal deficit to jump, as U.S. Treasury bond buyers demanded much higher returns.
Academic text (2004) -
China and Japan own public-issue, marketable Treasury bonds that are as good as gold.
Blog text (12) -
Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury debt rose to a record high in January.
Synonyms
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2.7
A loan to a government that pays interest over time and is usually safe
10
4.9
A long loan to the U.S. government for ten years or more that pays interest
5
6.9
A short-term loan to the U.S. government that you buy for less and the government repays within one year
4
4.6
A short-term government loan sold for less than its value and repaid at full value without interest
3
6.5
A loan to the government that pays interest and is repaid in one to ten years
1
4.0
A bond or note that a government sells to borrow money
Debt the United States government borrows by selling bonds that it pays back with interest
Compounds
- Formal
46
4.1
A senior government official who manages a country's money and economy
- Formal
45
3.6
A U.S. government department that manages national money, collects taxes, and makes coins and bills
- Formal
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5.3
A government official who leads a department that manages a nation's money and financial policy
- Specialized
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4.9
A long loan to the U.S. government for ten years or more that pays interest
- Formal
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4.1
The head of the United States department that manages national money and financial policy
- Specialized
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4.6
A short-term government loan sold for less than its value and repaid at full value without interest
- Specialized
3
6.5
A loan to the government that pays interest and is repaid in one to ten years
- Formal
1
3.9
A U.S. government office that collects taxes and manages the country's money
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5.8
A government worker who looks into serious money crimes like tax fraud and making fake money
- Formal
1
3.7
A government department that collects taxes and manages the country's money
A senior government minister responsible for economic strategy, usually the prime minister
- Specialized
Debt the United States government borrows by selling bonds that it pays back with interest
- Specialized
Shares a company buys back and keeps that have no voting rights or dividends
How Long
- Specialized
10
4.9
- Specialized
32
6.9
- Specialized
3
6.5
- Specialized
4
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Treasury in the sense of a government bond also comes from the same root as treasure, meaning 'wealth' or a 'store of money'. A Treasury bond is a loan to the government backed by that store of money, which is why these bonds are seen as very safe.