the Treasury Department

noun

: the government department that is in charge of handling a country's money

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The federal student loan portfolio is being handed over to the Treasury Department in phases. — Alia Wong, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 Last week, the Treasury Department said that donations of stock could go into the accounts, but didn’t provide details, and the law that set up the program requires that investments inside the accounts track indexes. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 July 2026 Earlier this year, the Treasury Department temporarily waived sanctions on Iranian oil exports that were at sea on or before March 20. — Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 23 June 2026 So far this fiscal year, individual income taxes make up 52% of all federal revenue, compared to around 6% from corporate taxes, according to the Treasury Department. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Treasury Department

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