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treasury

noun
/ˈtɹɛʒ.ə.ɹi/UK/ˈtɹɛʒ.ɚ.i/US

Etymology

From Middle English tresorie, from Old French tresorie, from tresor (“treasure”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Displaced native Old English māþmhūs.

  1. derived from θησαυρός
  2. derived from thēsaurus
  3. derived from tresorie
  4. inherited from tresorie

Definitions

  1. A place where treasure is stored safely.

  2. A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.

  3. Ellipsis of treasury department.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Ellipsis of treasury bond.

    2. A collection of artistic or literary works.

    3. A treasure.

      • Now since he hath the grace, thus gracelesse be His neighbors sweare he'le swell with treasurie.

    4. Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection,…

      Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.

      • as reported to the Treasury and to Parliament
      • aspects of customs work that were formerly under Treasury and are nowadays under Homeland Security

    5. A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department…

      A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury.

      • As the Fed moves to adjust for faster growth, shorter-maturity Treasurys will be more vulnerable to further price declines while the risk of a sudden spike in inflation will diminish.
      • “The prospects for long-term Treasuries are looking very good right now,” said Michael Contopoulos, director of fixed-income strategy at Richard Bernstein Advisors.
      • The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which underpins corporate and consumer borrowing and is arguably the most important interest rate in the world, rose roughly 0.1 percentage points on Friday.

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Derived

Treasury bill, treasury bond, treasury certificate, treasury management, treasury note, treasury security, treasury stock, treasury tag

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at treasury. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at treasury. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at treasury

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA