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Treasury en · NOUN

Etymology

Ellipsis of Treasury Department (or Department of the Treasury), or of Treasury bond.

Meanings

1. (in-plural, often) 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. 2016 December 26, Scott Minerd, “A Contrarian's View on Inflation Fears”, in The New York Times:
   • 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. 2025 April 11, Joe Rennison, Colby Smith, “‘This is Not Normal’: Trump’s Tariffs Upend the Bond Market”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • “The prospects for long-term Treasuries are looking very good right now,” said Michael Contopoulos, director of fixed-income strategy at Richard Bernstein Advisors. 2022 December 9, Jeff Sommer, “After a Terrible Year for Bonds, the Outlook Is Better”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Synonyms

treasury bond

Treasury en · PROPN

Etymology

Ellipsis of Treasury Department (or Department of the Treasury), or of Treasury bond.

Meanings

1. Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.
   • aspects of customs work that were formerly under Treasury and are nowadays under Homeland Security
   • as reported to the Treasury and to Parliament
   • The December 11 Telegraph story, which accused the Treasury of blocking plans for £30 billion worth of electrification across the rail network [...], has rung alarm bells over who is the real source of power concerning rail's development - the Department of Transport or the Treasury? 2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “MPs concerned at Treasury's influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13:

Synonyms

Exchequer

Translations (5)

cmn 財政部 /财政部 (department responsible for management of public revenue) · fi valtiovarainministeriö (department responsible for management of public revenue) · pt tesouro (department responsible for management of public revenue) · pl Skarb Państwa (department responsible for management of public revenue) · cmn 國庫 /国库 (department responsible for management of public revenue)