Definition

1. Noun:
   • A treasury for government funds: The public treasury is the institution or fund that holds and manages the money collected and spent by a government. It is the central repository for state or national financial resources.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The new infrastructure project will be funded from the public treasury.
  • Transparency in how money is spent from the public treasury is essential for democracy.
  • The minister proposed a tax increase to replenish the depleted public treasury.

Advanced Usage

• "to raid the public treasury": To use government funds for improper, corrupt, or unauthorized purposes.
  • The corrupt officials were accused of raiding the public treasury for personal gain.

Variants and Related Words

• Treasury (n): Often used as a shorter form or as the name of the government department itself (e.g., the U.S. Treasury).
• Exchequer (n): A term, especially in British context, for the government's treasury.
• Fisc (n): A formal term for the public treasury or the state's financial resources.
• Coffers (n): Often used figuratively to mean the financial resources of an institution, including the public treasury (e.g., "the nation's coffers").

Synonyms

• Government treasury
• State coffers
• National exchequer
• Fiscal repository

Related Phrases

• Public funds: The money held in the public treasury.
  • The law strictly regulates the use of public funds.
• Treasury department: The administrative branch of government that manages the public treasury.

Noun

1. a treasury for government funds