treasurer

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an officer responsible for receiving, safeguarding, recording, and paying out an organization's money

   The club treasurer presented the annual accounts before members voted on the budget.

2. 2
   noun

   a government or corporate official who oversees treasury operations, cash, financing, and financial risk

   The company treasurer arranged a credit facility to cover the seasonal cash shortage.

Common collocations

• state treasurer Noun + noun

From Middle English tresorer, through Old French tresorer from tresor, 'treasure'. The family ultimately goes back through Latin thesaurus to Ancient Greek thesauros, 'storehouse or treasure'. A treasurer was literally the keeper of a treasury before the role broadened into financial administration.

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