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treasury
What does treasury mean?
treasury (noun): the funds of a government or institution or individual.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce treasury?
/ˈtɹɛʒəɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does treasury come from?
From Middle English tresorie, from Old French tresorie.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “treasury” mean?
the funds of a government or institution or individual
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true facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality
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work done by one person or group that benefits another
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act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
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