subtreasury
noun[C]
(alsosub-treasury)uk/ˌsʌbˈtreʒ.ər.i/us/ˌsʌbˈtreʒ.ɚ.i/one of the nineformerbranchesof the USTreasury(= thegovernmentdepartmentthat isresponsibleforfinancialmatters)incertainUScities:
It wasdecidedthatgovernmentcurrencyshould bekeptin subtreasuries invariouscitiesaround thecountry.
Themoneywastransferredfrom the sub-treasury to thebanks.
- He wasemployedas aclerkin the subtreasury in Chicago.
- Thelocationof the subtreasury wasdecidedby apopularvote.
- He wasworkingin a sub-treasury inSanFrancisco when hewrotehis firstbook.
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