the Treasury Department
noun
: the government department that is in charge of handling a country's money
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Teeana also appears on an internal FinCEN Files spreadsheet of higher profile companies the Treasury Department had been monitoring.
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Horsford pointed to the Treasury Department’s effort to funnel billions of dollars to Argentina.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Donations to the government are accepted into the Treasury Department – which holds the government's cash – and then disbursed based on congressional appropriations – rules set by Congress about how they can be distributed – just like other federal funds.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The government is expected to save $56 million by not minting pennies, according to the Treasury Department.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Horsford pointed to the Treasury Department’s effort to funnel billions of dollars to Argentina.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Donations to the government are accepted into the Treasury Department – which holds the government's cash – and then disbursed based on congressional appropriations – rules set by Congress about how they can be distributed – just like other federal funds.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The government is expected to save $56 million by not minting pennies, according to the Treasury Department.
—Ken Sweet, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Treasury Department
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