treasurer
noun
Simple meaning
The official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization such as a club.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
trehzhererSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɹɛʒɚɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization such as a club.
The head of a corporation's treasury department.
The government official in charge of the Treasury.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The official entrusted with the funds and revenues of an organization such as a club.
Used this way, treasurer is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It suits considered writing and prepared speech.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Official and authoritative
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use treasurer
- “The club's treasurer manages all of its financial records.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
The funds of a government or institution or individual.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The treasurer for a state government.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- superintendentnoun
- incumbentnoun
- treasurynoun
- trusteenoun
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