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the Treasury Department

noun

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

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At a fireside chat at the Cato Institute last summer, McMahon said the Treasury Department may be better equipped to handle the money. Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2025 The terrorist designation criminalizes nearly all forms of material support to the Soles cartel, expands surveillance authorities and allows the Treasury Department to freeze assets and cut off international financing. Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025 The government will eventually auction off the final five pennies, which were stamped with a special omega mark, the Treasury Department announced. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025 The government raised $195 billion in customs duties through the fiscal year 2025, according to data from the Treasury Department. Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Treasury Department

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“The Treasury Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Treasury%20Department. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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