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treas⋅ure

  [trezh-er] noun, verb, -ured, -ur⋅ing.
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–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.

Related forms:
treas⋅ur⋅a⋅ble, adjective
treas⋅ure⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1, 6. hoard. 5. value, esteem.
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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.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: trea·sure
Function: noun
: personal property that is hidden in something else for an extended period and whose owner cannot be determined
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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