subtreasury

[ suhb-trezh-uh-ree, suhb-trezh- ]

noun

, plural sub·treas·ur·ies.

1. a subordinate or branch treasury.
2. (formerly) any of the branch treasuries maintained by the U.S. government.

subtreasury

/ sʌbˈtrɛʒərɪ /

noun

1. a branch treasury

Derived Forms

• subˈtreasurer, noun
• subˈtreasurership, noun

Other Words From

• sub·treasur·er noun
• sub·treasur·er·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of subtreasury¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; sub- + treasury

Example Sentences

When it outgrew that role, it was converted into the heavily fortified subtreasury and, after World War I, became the largest repository of gold in the world.

From New York Times

The Register of the Treasury issues and signs all bonds of the United States, registers bond transfers and redemption of bonds, and signs transfers of public funds from the treasury to the subtreasuries or depositories.

From Project Gutenberg

Require him either to show that the subtreasury would not injuriously affect the currency, or that we should in some way receive an equivalent for that injurious effect.

From Project Gutenberg

The United States mint will issue without any charge its transfer drafts on the subtreasury in New York in return for deposits of gold, the new product of mines, or for deposits of imported gold.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a case of funk, I could see that; and maybe I wa'n't feelin' like I'd carried a gold brick down to the subtreasury and asked for the acid test.

From Project Gutenberg