treasure

[ trezh-er ]
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noun
  1. wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.

  2. wealth, rich materials, or valuable things.

  1. any thing or person greatly valued or highly prized: This book was his chief treasure.

verb (used with object),treas·ured, treas·ur·ing.
  1. to retain carefully or keep in store, as in the mind.

  2. to regard or treat as precious; cherish.

  1. to put away for security or future use, as money.

Origin of treasure

1
First recorded in 1125–75; (for the noun) Middle English tresor, from Old French, from Gallo-Romance trēsaurus (unrecorded), from Latin thēsaurus “storehouse, hoard” (see thesaurus); verb derivative of the noun

Other words for treasure

Other words from treasure

  • treas·ur·a·ble, adjective
  • treas·ure·less, adjective
  • un·treas·ur·a·ble, adjective
  • un·treas·ured, adjective

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How to use treasure in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for treasure

treasure

/ (ˈtrɛʒə) /


noun
  1. wealth and riches, usually hoarded, esp in the form of money, precious metals, or gems

  2. a thing or person that is highly prized or valued

verb(tr)
  1. to prize highly as valuable, rare, or costly

  2. to store up and save; hoard

Origin of treasure

1
C12: from Old French tresor, from Latin thēsaurus anything hoarded, from Greek thēsauros

Derived forms of treasure

  • treasurable, adjective
  • treasureless, adjective

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