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treas⋅ure

[trezh-er] noun, verb, -ured, -ur⋅ing.
–noun
1. wealth or riches stored or accumulated, esp. in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
2. wealth, rich materials, or valuable things.
3. any thing or person greatly valued or highly prized: This book was his chief treasure.
–verb (used with object)
4. to retain carefully or keep in store, as in the mind.
5. to regard or treat as precious; cherish.
6. to put away for security or future use, as money.

Origin:
1125–75; (n.) ME tresor < OF < L thēsaurus storehouse, hoard (see thesaurus ); (v.) ME, deriv. of the n.


treas⋅ur⋅a⋅ble, adjective
treas⋅ure⋅less, adjective


1, 6. hoard. 5. value, esteem.
treas·ure   (trězh'ər)   
n.  
  1. Accumulated or stored wealth in the form of money, jewels, or other valuables.
  2. Valuable or precious possessions of any kind.
  3. One considered especially precious or valuable.
tr.v.   treas·ured, treas·ur·ing, treas·ures
  1. To keep or regard as precious; value highly. See Synonyms at appreciate.
  2. To accumulate and store away, as for future use.

[Middle English tresure, from Old French tresor, from Latin thēsaurus, from Greek thēsauros.]
treas'ur·a·ble adj.

Treasure

Treas"ure\, n. [OE. tresor, tresour, F. tr['e]sor, L. thesaurus, Gr. ? a stone laid up, treasure, probably from the root of ? to put, place. See Thesis, and cf. Thesaurus.]

1. Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money in reserve.

This treasure hath fortune unto us given. --Chaucer.

2. A great quantity of anything collected for future use; abundance; plenty.

We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of barley, and of oil and of honey. --Jer. xli. 8.

3. That which is very much valued.

Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me. --Ex. xix. 5.

From thy wardrobe bring thy chiefest treasure. --Milton.

Treasure city, a city for stores and magazines. --Ex. i. 11.

Treasure

Treas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Treasured; p. pr. & vb. n. Treasuring.] To collect and deposit, as money or other valuable things, for future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with up; as, to treasure up gold.
Language Translation for : treasure
Spanish: tesoro,
German: der Schatz;Schatz-…,
Japanese: 財宝

treasure  (n.)
1137, from O.Fr. tresor "treasury, treasure" (11c.), from Gallo-Romance *tresaurus, from L. thesaurus "treasury, treasure" (cf. Sp., It. tesoro), from Gk. thesauros "store, treasure, treasure house" (see thesaurus). Replaced O.E. goldhord. General sense of "anything valued" is recorded from c.1200. The verb is attested from 1382. Treasurer is attested from c.1290, from O.Fr. tresorier. Treasure hunt is first recorded 1913. For treasure trove, see trove.

Main Entry: trea·sure
Function: noun
: personal property that is hidden in something else for an extended period and whose owner cannot be determined
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