Definitions for treasure
ˈtrɛʒ ərtrea·sure

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. treasure, hoarded wealth(noun)

   accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

   "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"

2. gem, treasure(noun)

   art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

3. treasure(noun)

   any possession that is highly valued by its owner

   "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures"

4. treasure(verb)

   a collection of precious things

   "the trunk held all her meager treasures"

5. prize, value, treasure, appreciate(verb)

   hold dear

   "I prize these old photographs"

6. care for, cherish, hold dear, treasure(verb)

   be fond of; be attached to

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. treasure(Noun)

   A collection of valuable things.

   Etymology: From tresor, from thesaurus, from θησαυρός. But, maybe from Albanian Thesar, "thes" (sack) and "ar" (gold).

2. treasure(Noun)

   Any single thing that one values greatly.

   Etymology: From tresor, from thesaurus, from θησαυρός. But, maybe from Albanian Thesar, "thes" (sack) and "ar" (gold).

3. treasure(Noun)

   A term of endearment.

   Etymology: From tresor, from thesaurus, from θησαυρός. But, maybe from Albanian Thesar, "thes" (sack) and "ar" (gold).

4. treasure(Verb)

   To consider to be precious.

   Oh, this ring is beautiful! I'll treasure it forever.

   Etymology: From tresor, from thesaurus, from θησαυρός. But, maybe from Albanian Thesar, "thes" (sack) and "ar" (gold).

5. treasure(Verb)

   To store or stow in a safe place.

   Etymology: From tresor, from thesaurus, from θησαυρός. But, maybe from Albanian Thesar, "thes" (sack) and "ar" (gold).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Treasure(noun)

   wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money in reserve

2. Treasure(noun)

   a great quantity of anything collected for future use; abundance; plenty

3. Treasure(noun)

   that which is very much valued

4. Treasure(verb)

   to collect and deposit, as money or other valuable things, for future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with up; as, to treasure up gold

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Treasure

   Treasure is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure, such as in the British Treasure Act 1996. The phrase "blood and treasure" or "lives and treasure" has been used to refer to the human and monetary costs associated with massive endeavours such as war that expend both.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Treasure

   trezh′ūr, n. wealth stored up: riches: a great quantity collected: great abundance: anything much valued: (obs.) a treasure-house.—v.t. to board up: to collect for future use: to value greatly: to enrich.—ns. Treas′ure-chest, a box for keeping articles of value; Treas′ure-cit′y, a city for stores, magazines, &c.; Treas′ure-house, a house for holding treasures; Treas′urer, one who has the care of a treasure or treasury: one who has charge of collected funds; Treas′urership; Treas′ury, a place where treasure is deposited: a department of a government which has charge of the finances: one of a class of subterranean structures, now believed to be merely sepulchral; Treas′ury-bench, the first row of seats on the Speaker's right hand in the House of Commons, occupied by the members of the government. [Fr. trésor—L. thesaurus—Gr. thēsauros.]

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'treasure' in Nouns Frequency: #2384

Anagrams for treasure »

1. austerer

How to pronounce treasure?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of treasure in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of treasure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of treasure in a Sentence

1. John Donne:

   Love was as subtly caught, as a disease; But being got it is a treasure sweet, which to defend is harder than to get: And ought not be profaned on either part, for though 'Tis got by chance, 'Tis kept by art.

2. Gordana Biernat:

   All you truly "own" is your SELF. Everything else is borrowed in the illusion of time and space. Treasure yourself.

3. RVM:

   A moment spent in Sorrow or a moment spent in Pain is a waste of a Great Treasure that you will never get again.

4. Julie Morgenstern:

   How we treasure (and admire) the people who acknowledge us

5. Plato:

   Hereditary honors are a noble and a splendid treasure to descendants.

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