the Treasury Department

noun

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

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Banks, whose leaders have long raised similar concerns, have been collaborating with the Treasury Department and Fed for years to develop other ways financial institutions could transfer funds in the event of a potentially disastrous outage. Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 26 June 2026 Children born between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2028 are eligible for a $1,000 seed investment from the Treasury Department, with accounts opening for additional deposits on July 4—the nation’s 250th anniversary. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Earlier this year, the Treasury Department temporarily waived sanctions on Iranian oil exports that were at sea on or before March 20. Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 23 June 2026 Trump could revoke relevant executive orders, direct the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to issue general licenses and waive some congressional sanctions laws. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Treasury Department

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