treasury
A place where treasure is stored safelyA place where treasure is stored safely.
» It is an ancient midden, presently an archaeological treasury.
Это - древняя мусорная куча, нынешняя археологическая сокровищница.
Це стародавній смітник, натепер - археологічна скарбниця.
Meaning
4 sensesA place where treasure is stored safely.
Schatzkammer
казна́kazná, сокро́вищницаsokróviščnica
скарбни́цяskarbnýcja, скарбо́наskarbóna, казна́kazná
a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
A place where state or royal money and valuables are stored.
Schatzkammer
казна́kazná, казначе́йствоkaznačéjstvo
скарбни́цяskarbnýcja, казна́kazná
A collection of artistic or literary works.
сокро́вищницаsokróviščnica
скарбни́цяskarbnýcja
(obsolete)A treasure.
Examples
15 sentencesIt is an ancient midden, presently an archaeological treasury.
Це стародавній смітник, натепер - археологічна скарбниця. — shanghainese
ruЭто - древняя мусорная куча, нынешняя археологическая сокровищница. — shanghainese
The expenses are financed from the state treasury.
deDie Ausgaben werden aus der Staatskasse finanziert. — mraz
Even the ceiling of the treasury is very ornate.
deSelbst die Decke der Schatzkammer ist sehr prunkvoll. — Sciuro_Kvar
Algeria's private sector is making big contributions to the state treasury.
It's the treasury.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tresorie, from Old French tresorie, from tresor (“treasure”), from LatFrom 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.
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Forms
plural: treasuries| Singular | treasury |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy:First Lord of the Treasury
- the funds of a government or institution or individual:exchequer
- negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time:Treasury obligations
- the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789:Department of the TreasuryTreasury DepartmentUnited States Treasury