the Treasury Department

noun

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

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In the meantime, the Treasury Department has been using its extraordinary cash management measures to avoid default. Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 June 2025 At the same time, Trump and Congress must agree to raise the federal debt limit before the Treasury Department runs out of ways to avert a default. Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 25 June 2025 However, control over those powers reverts to the Treasury Department and the Commerce Department when anyone else is president, according to the filings. Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025 Another banking committee provision, one that would end the Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research (OFR), was also found to be in violation of the Byrd Rule. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 June 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 16 Jul. 2025.

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