treasurer

noun trea·sur·er \ ˈtre-zhə-rər , ˈtrā- ; ˈtrezh-rər , ˈtrāzh- \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

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Definition of treasurer

1 : an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of funds: such as

a : a governmental officer charged with receiving, keeping, and disbursing public revenues

b : the executive financial officer of a club, society, or business corporation

2 : a guardian of a collection of treasures : curator

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treasurership

play \ˈtre-zhə-rər-ˌship, ˈtrā-; ˈtrezh-rər-, ˈtrāzh-\ noun

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Examples of treasurer in a Sentence

She is treasurer of the college.

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State law requires township treasurer offices in suburban Cook County to handle all financial transactions.

— jane michaels, chicagotribune.com, "Legislation may give Lyons Township High School financial control, but lawsuit remains an obstacle," 7 June 2018
Geoconda Argüello-Kline, secretary-treasurer for the Culinary Union, said in a statement.

— NBC News, "Las Vegas casino workers vote to authorize strike," 23 May 2018
And also in a statement released by Bedrock, Mike Jackson, executive secretary-treasurer of the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters, echoed that.

— john gallagher, Detroit Free Press, "Dan Gilbert gets state OK for $618M in tax breaks for Detroit projects," 22 May 2018
The firm is the same one that regularly performs financial audits for the Worth Township treasurer’s office.

— gregory tejeda, Daily Southtown, "District 218 hires firm to provide athletic trainers at Richards, Shepard, Eisenhower high schools," 18 May 2018
The factory provides jobs to about 100 people: production workers, drivers and mechanics, as well as managers and sales workers, said Lou Villalvazo, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 630, which represents the production workers.

— samantha masunaga, latimes.com, "Thrifty ice cream — a portal to childhood — is being sold to Albertsons. What does that mean for its future?," 18 May 2018
The plans call for turning the council’s current chambers into the clerk-treasurer’s office, among other improvements.

— amy lavalley, Post-Tribune, "$4.2M City Hall expansion planned in Valparaiso," 15 May 2018
Also today, Pike’s defense team called as a witness Timothy Wayne Harper, who joined the Bandidos in 2011 and became a national secretary-treasurer of the group shortly after Pike and Portillo were arrested in January 2016.

— guillermo contreras, San Antonio Express-News, "Witness in Bandidos racketeering trial invokes right to remain silent," 3 May 2018
As incoming secretary-treasurer of the UA Student Government Association, Battle spoke to the paper about it.

— lee roop, AL.com, "Tommy Battle runs for governor saying he'll sell Alabama as 'a smart place'," 26 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of treasurer

14th century

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TREASURER Defined for English Language Learners

treasurer

noun

Definition of treasurer for English Language Learners

: someone who is officially in charge of the money that is taken in and paid out by a government, business, organization, etc.

TREASURER Defined for Kids

treasurer

noun trea·sur·er \ ˈtre-zhər-ər \

Definition of treasurer for Students

: a person (as an officer of a club or business) who has charge of the money

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treasurer

noun trea·sur·er

legal Definition of treasurer

: an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of funds: as

a : a governmental officer charged with keeping, receiving, and disbursing public revenues

b : the executive financial officer of a club, society, or business corporation

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treasurership

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