treasure
Americannoun
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wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- Synonyms:
- hoard
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wealth, rich materials, or valuable things.
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any thing or person greatly valued or highly prized.
This book was his chief treasure.
noun
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wealth and riches, usually hoarded, esp in the form of money, precious metals, or gems
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a thing or person that is highly prized or valued
verb
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to prize highly as valuable, rare, or costly
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to store up and save; hoard
Other Word Forms
- treasurable adjective
- treasureless adjective
- untreasurable adjective
- untreasured adjective
Etymology
Origin of treasure
First recorded in 1125–75; (for the noun) Middle English tresor, from Old French, from Gallo-Romance trēsaurus (unrecorded), from Latin thēsaurus “storehouse, hoard” ( thesaurus ); verb derivative of the noun
Example Sentences
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Yet thrifting has been growing in popularity, even beyond the increasing numbers who value the treasure hunt and want to help the environment by keeping clothes and other items out of landfills.
Restaurant supply stores and depots are treasure troves for the kinds of paper goods you see at bakeries and farmers’ markets: granola bags, pastry pouches, cookie boxes, cake cartons.
From Salon
The future promised by AI is exciting and lucrative, but there is something to be said for investors flocking to an asset that has been treasured since time immemorial.
From Barron's
The future promised by AI is exciting and lucrative, but there is something to be said for investors flocking to an asset that has been treasured since time immemorial.
From Barron's
Accordingly, it's an album that reveals fresh new treasures on every listen, as Rosalía argues we're all capable of grace and beauty.
From BBC
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