treasury
English Thesaurus
1. a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely (noun.artifact)
2. the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues (noun.group)
3. the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789 (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | executive department, |
| definition | : | a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | u.s. mint, united states mint, us mint, |
| definition | : | the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | financial crimes enforcement network, fincen, |
| definition | : | a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | atf, bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | financial management service, |
| definition | : | the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | office of intelligence support, ois, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | comptroller of the currency, |
| definition | : | the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | internal revenue service, irs, |
| definition | : | the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections (noun.group) |
4. the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | cabinet minister, |
| definition | : | a person who is a member of the cabinet (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | british cabinet, |
| definition | : | the senior ministers of the British government (noun.group) |
5. the funds of a government or institution or individual (noun.possession)
| hyponym | : | bursary, |
| definition | : | the treasury of a public institution or religious order (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | subtreasury, |
| definition | : | a subordinate treasury or place of deposit (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | fisc, |
| definition | : | a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse (noun.possession) |
6. negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | government bond, |
| definition | : | a bond that is an IOU of the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | t-bill, treasury bill, |
| definition | : | a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | treasury bond, |
| definition | : | a debt instrument with maturities of 10 years or longer (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | treasury note, |
| definition | : | securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash or in exchange for maturing issues or at auction (noun.possession) |
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