Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subtreasury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-trea-sury
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subordinate treasury, or place of deposit.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The last of the United States' subtreasuries in New York were closed in 1920."

Etymology

From sub- + treasury.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

subtreasuries (plural)

Questions

What does subtreasury mean?: A subordinate treasury, or place of deposit.
Where does subtreasury come from?: From sub- + treasury.

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