treasurer

B1 Topic:Money & Finance

US /ˈtrɛʒ.ɚ.ɚ/ UK /ˈtreʒ.ər.ər/ See IPA manual

Freq #18080

Meanings

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

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an officer responsible for... financial officerfinance officer

2 noun · a government or corporate... treasury officerfinance executive

Word family

Forms treasurers

Derived forms treasurership

Related forms treasury treasure accounting exchequer

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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state treasurer
the official responsible for a state government's treasury

Noun + noun

Etymology

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.

Topics

Money & Finance

External links

# treasurer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtrɛʒ.ɚ.ɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtreʒ.ər.ər/
**Frequency rank:** 18080

## Meanings
1. an officer responsible for receiving, safeguarding, recording, and paying out an organization's money
2. a government or corporate official who oversees treasury operations, cash, financing, and financial risk

## Examples
- The club treasurer presented the annual accounts before members voted on the budget.
- The company treasurer arranged a credit facility to cover the seasonal cash shortage.

## Synonyms
- financial officer
- finance officer
- treasury officer

## Derived Forms
- treasurership

## Related Forms
- treasury
- treasure
- accounting
- exchequer

## Etymology
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.

## Topics
- Money & Finance

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