Treasury

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

Treasury

1. Any specific instance of a government department responsible for the collection, management, and expenditure of public revenue.

   Synonym: Exchequer (UK)

   as reported to the Treasury and to Parliament

   aspects of customs work that were formerly under Treasury and are nowadays under Homeland Security

   • 2022 January 12, Tom Allett, “MPs concerned at Treasury's influence on rail industry”, in RAIL, number 948, page 13:

     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?

Treasury (plural Treasuries or Treasurys)

1. (finance, often in the plural) A bond (security) issued by such a department, in particular the United States Department of the Treasury.

   Synonym: treasury bond

   • 2016 December 26, Scott Minerd, “A Contrarian's View on Inflation Fears”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2022 December 9, Jeff Sommer, “After a Terrible Year for Bonds, the Outlook Is Better”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →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.

   • 2025 April 11, Joe Rennison, Colby Smith, “‘This is Not Normal’: Trump’s Tariffs Upend the Bond Market”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN:

     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.