🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Departamento del Tesoro

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deh-par-tah-men-toh del teh-so-roh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Department of the Treasury/dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt əv ðə ˈtrɛʒ.ɚ.i/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El Departamento del Tesoro reguló las nuevas normas bancarias."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The executive department of the United States federal government responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the financial security of the nation.

    "The Department of the Treasury announced new sanctions against foreign financial institutions."
  2. 2

    A governmental ministry or department in various countries responsible for public finance, taxation, and the national budget.

    "He was appointed as the senior advisor to the Department of the Treasury."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English 'department', coming from Old French 'departement', combined with 'treasury', from Old French 'tresorie' and ultimately Greek 'thesauros' meaning storehouse. The specific title was established in the United States by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue.

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