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treasury

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
the government department, in the UK and some other countries, that is responsible for financial matters such as spending and tax
3
in the UK, US, and some other countries, the government department responsible for government spending, borrowing, tax, etc.:

Examples:

the Treasury Department/Secretary
The Treasury estimates that the top 1% of earners will pay about 32.3% of all taxes this year.
The Secretary of the Treasury is the principal economic advisor to the US President.

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