the Treasury Department

noun

: the government department that is in charge of handling a country's money

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That means the Treasury Department must offer attractive yields to keep bond investors coming back. Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 The proposal would have directed money from the Treasury Department’s Judgment Fund to compensate people who claimed they were politically targeted by federal investigations during the Biden administration. Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026 When Maduro and Flores appeared in court in March, Maduro's lawyers unsuccessfully pushed to have the case thrown out because the Treasury Department had blocked the Venezuelan government from paying his defense attorneys. Luke Barr, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 China also took issue with language about the Iran war, according to the Treasury Department. Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Treasury Department

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