1. (

• treasury ,
• exchequer

) the funds of a government or institution or individual ;

2. (

• treasury

) the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues ;

3. (

• Treasury ,
• Treasury_obligations

) negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time ;

4. (

• Treasury ,
• First_Lord_of_the_Treasury

) the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy ;

5. (

• Department_of_the_Treasury ,
• Treasury_Department ,
• Treasury ,
• United_States_Treasury

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

6. (

• treasury

) a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely ;