Definition

1. Noun:
   • Treasury: The government department responsible for managing a nation's revenue (taxes, income), its coinage and currency, and often its financial policy and economic affairs.
   • Public purse / state coffers: The financial resources or funds possessed by a government or state.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bộ trưởng Bộ Tài chính báo cáo tình hình ngân khố quốc gia. (The Minister of Finance reported on the state of the national treasury.)
  • Dự án mới này sẽ tiêu tốn một khoản lớn từ ngân khố. (This new project will consume a large sum from the public purse.)
  • Các biện pháp được đưa ra nhằm củng cố ngân khố. (Measures were introduced to strengthen the treasury.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ngân khố" is formal and official, typically used in governmental, economic, and historical contexts. It is less common in everyday conversation about personal finance.
• It can refer to both the physical place where money is stored (the vault) and the administrative institution managing public funds.

Variants and Related Words

• Kho bạc (n): State Treasury. This is the modern, commonly used term for the specific government agency (e.g., - State Treasury).
• Quỹ công (n): Public fund.
• Ngân sách (n): Budget (the plan for revenue and expenditure, managed by the treasury).

Synonyms

• Treasury
• Exchequer (chiefly British)
• Public coffers
• Fiscus

Related Idioms

• Cạn ngân khố: To deplete the treasury; to exhaust public funds.
  • Chiến tranh kéo dài khiến đất nước cạn ngân khố. (The prolonged war drained the country's treasury.)
• Bội chi ngân khố: Treasury deficit.
  • Nền kinh tế đang đối mặt với nguy cơ bội chi ngân khố. (The economy is facing the risk of a treasury deficit.)

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