trove

noun

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: a valuable collection : treasure
also : haul, collection

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Powell likes to emphasize the Fed’s independence as well as his own — he was appointed chair by Trump and re-appointed by former President Joe Biden — and reliance on its deep trove of economic data from regional Fed banks around the country. James B. Nelson, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025 The attorney revealed to the jury that, six days before the trial began, the city turned over a large trove of investigative records that plaintiffs requested in 2023. Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Andy Greene — who recently interviewed Springsteen about the boxed set — joins host Brian Hiatt to dive deep into that trove. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025 Collectively, New York’s plethora of semi-disused churches represents a trove of fallow square footage, the real-estate equivalent of sacks of cash tossed in a field. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for trove

Word History

Etymology

short for treasure trove

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of trove was in 1888

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“Trove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trove. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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