treasurer

noun

trea·​sur·​er ˈtre-zhə-rər How to pronounce treasurer (audio)
ˈtrā-;
ˈtrezh-rər,
ˈtrāzh-
1
: an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of funds: such as
a
: a governmental officer charged with receiving, keeping, and disbursing public revenues
b
: the executive financial officer of a club, society, or business corporation
2
: a guardian of a collection of treasures : curator
treasurership
ˈtre-zhə-rər-ˌship How to pronounce treasurer (audio)
ˈtrā-;
ˈtrezh-rər-
ˈtrāzh-
noun

Examples of treasurer in a Sentence

She is treasurer of the college.
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According to the state treasurer’s office, the village, which has about 800 electricity customers, is expected to use its electric revenue to pay the debt. Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025 On Wednesday, producer Shonda Rhimes, the showrunner of Grey's Anatomy and the CEO of Shondaland, resigned from her position as treasurer. Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025 The district owed the county treasurer's office about $28.5 million as of last week. Tolleson Union High School District approved a $25 million plan to purchase Isaac buildings and lease them back to the district. Jeremy Duda, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025 In addition to Martin as chairman, Jason Rae was elected as secretary, Virginia McGregor was elected as treasurer, and Chris Korge was elected national finance chairman. Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for treasurer 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of treasurer was in the 14th century

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“Treasurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasurer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

treasurer

noun
trea·​sur·​er ˈtrezh-rər How to pronounce treasurer (audio)
ˈtrezh-ər-ər,
ˈtrāzh-
: an officer of a club, business, or government who has charge of money taken in and paid out

Legal Definition

treasurer

noun
trea·​sur·​er
: an officer entrusted with the receipt, care, and disbursement of funds: as
a
: a governmental officer charged with keeping, receiving, and disbursing public revenues
b
: the executive financial officer of a club, society, or business corporation
treasurership noun

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