noun
the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
• Syn: ↑Department of the Treasury, ↑Treasury Department, ↑Treasury
• Hypernyms: ↑executive department
• Part Meronyms:
↑United States Mint, ↑U.S. Mint, ↑US Mint, ↑Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, ↑FinCEN, ↑Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, ↑ATF, ↑Financial Management Service, ↑Office of Intelligence Support, ↑OIS, ↑Comptroller of the Currency, ↑Bureau of Customs, ↑Customs Bureau, ↑Customs Service, ↑USCB, ↑Bureau of Engraving and Printing, ↑Internal Revenue Service, ↑IRS
Useful english dictionary. 2012.