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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He played for drinks at the Chart Room to treasure divers, pot smugglers, beachcombers and politicians, according to his biography.
I’m always pulled to these little structures, curious to see what treasures lie within.
From Los Angeles Times
Years before, a millionaire buried a treasure somewhere in the desert, leaving a poem with clues to its whereabouts.
Recyclers believe that the AI will allow them to efficiently mine our trash for treasure.
The Warner board on Wednesday reaffirmed its support for the Netflix deal, which would hand a treasured Hollywood collection, including HBO, DC Comics and the Warner Bros. film studio, to the streaming giant.
From Los Angeles Times
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