treasury English · revision 6539

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1290|origins=grc θησαυρός}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈtɹɛʒ.ə.ɹi/ ''(UK)''; /ˈtɹɛʒ.ɚ.i/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English tresorie, [[bor|fro|tresorie|t=treasury]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from [[m|fro|tresor|t=treasure]] (see [[treasure]]) and [[-y]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) after Medieval Latin [[m|la-med|thesauraria]].^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A room or building where treasure is kept: about 1290 in the OED,^(OED 1989) about 1300 in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Figuratively, a storehouse or collection of treasures, as of knowledge, is from about 1384.^(OED 1989) The department of state that controls public revenue is from the late 14th century, about 1383 in the OED, and is now written with a capital.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The place where public revenues are kept and paid out is from 1706,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and the ''Treasury bill'' from 1797.^(Etymonline) In theatre slang the treasury was the actors' weekly pay (1885).^(OED 1989) Old English had māþmhūs for a treasure room and feohhūs for a treasury.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1290 – a treasure room.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1383 – the government department.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1384 – a storehouse of treasures.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1706 – a place for public revenues.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1797 – Treasury bill.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''the Treasury'': the government department responsible for public [[finance]] and [[revenue]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The funds of a government, organization or person.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A place where valuable things are kept.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A collection of valuable or delightful things: ''a treasury of verse''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[subtreasury]]

+ * [[Treasury bill]]

+ * [[treasury bond]]

+ * [[treasury certificate]]

+ * [[treasury note]]

+ * [[treasury stock]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[thesaurus]]

+ * [[treasure]]

+ * [[treasurer]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}