treasury
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈtrɛʒəri/
- My kitchen, my wine cellars, my treasury, my musicians, my dwarfs, tumblers, and singers; everything I possess is at his service.
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Watch on YouTubeBut you, the the special priestess, may enter the treasury of the tombs.
- But you, the the special priestess, may enter the treasury of the tombs.
- So you just transfer it to the treasury that it's really a treasure in this hill.
Examples
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All tax collections now go directly to the count room, and double the guard at the treasury.
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Your royal treasury has been breached.
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There was a young prince from the Netherlands who decided to seek out the treasury.
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Yet last night when I asked you to contribute to the king's treasury, you refused.
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After the money leaves the treasury, it's going to stop at the cathedral to be blessed before it's handed over to the cardinal's men.
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The treasury was looted.
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Moreover, Glele rebuilt the royal treasury, commissioning many works to replace those destroyed by fire in a protest over his succession.
Academic text (1990) -
While there were certainly worse ways for the candidates to have spent their days than myrrh baths and beauty treatments, none of the rumors of riches and glory stirred more excitement than the thought of gaining entry to the royal treasury itself.
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Sword ornaments with palm nuts are found in the treasuries of a number of states, including the regalia of the Asantehene and the states of Edweso, Kumawu, and Akyem Oda.
Academic text (2003) -
The museum's treasury houses ancient artifacts and priceless artworks.
Synonyms
230
4.8
A strong locked room or digital place for keeping valuable things safe
133
4.3
A hidden store of money or things kept for later
63
3.0
A place where people leave things to keep them safe
47
6.0
A secret store of things like money or food kept for future use
33
1.6
A room where you keep things you do not use often
33
6.7
A place where things are kept safe for future use
30
1.8
A room where people keep extra things not used every day
24
5.9
A safe place where people keep documents or other valuable items
22
1.0
A building that holds goods until people need them
13
3.5
A strong, secure room in a bank that holds money, valuable things, and important papers
9
3.1
A building where goods are kept for later use
2
4.2
A place that holds many valuable things like jewels or old books
1
8.1
A person, place, or group that keeps things safe for others
Compounds
- Formal
69
4.1
A senior government official who manages a country's money and economy
- Formal
47
3.6
A U.S. government department that manages national money, collects taxes, and makes coins and bills
- Formal
18
5.3
A government official who leads a department that manages a nation's money and financial policy
- Specialized
11
4.9
A long loan to the U.S. government for ten years or more that pays interest
- Formal
5
4.1
The head of the United States department that manages national money and financial policy
- Specialized
5
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
2
3.7
A government department that collects taxes and manages the country's money
2
5.8
A government worker who looks into serious money crimes like tax fraud and making fake money
- Formal
2
3.9
A U.S. government office that collects taxes and manages the country's money
- Specialized
1
6.4
Debt the United States government borrows by selling bonds that it pays back with interest
- Specialized
1
7.5
Shares a company buys back and keeps that have no voting rights or dividends
1
7.7
A senior government minister responsible for economic strategy, usually the prime minister
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Treasury comes from the same old root as treasure, meaning 'valuable things kept safe'. Long ago it often meant a room or chest with jewels, so a treasury can mean a secure room or place where money and treasures are stored.