subtreasury
Americannoun
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a subordinate or branch treasury.
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(formerly) any of the branch treasuries maintained by the U.S. government.
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When it outgrew that role, it was converted into the heavily fortified subtreasury and, after World War I, became the largest repository of gold in the world.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2019
However, most creative among the solutions promoted by the Farmers’ Alliance was the call for a subtreasury plan.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Furthermore, being from farm country, he was very familiar with the farmers’ plight and saw some merit in the subtreasury system proposal.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Last week the existence of the Kern subtreasury was made public.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a case of funk, I could see that; and maybe I wa'n't feelin' like I'd carried a gold brick down to the subtreasury and asked for the acid test.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell
Tahitians found their way quickly to the new subtreasuries of paradise.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under this law, silver 10, 25, and 50 cent pieces were to be exchanged through the post offices and subtreasuries for fractional currency till it was all redeemed.
From A School History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach
The Register of the Treasury issues and signs all bonds of the United States, registers bond transfers and redemption of bonds, and signs transfers of public funds from the treasury to the subtreasuries or depositories.
From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford
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