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1 N‑UNCOUNT Treasure is a collection of valuable old objects such as gold coins and jewels that has been hidden or lost. [LITERARY ] □  It was here, the buried treasure, she knew it was.

2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Treasures are valuable objects, especially works of art and items of historical value. □  The house was large and full of art treasures.

3 VERB If you treasure something that you have, you keep it or care for it carefully because it gives you great pleasure and you think it is very special. □ [V n] She treasures her memories of those joyous days. ● N‑COUNT Treasure is also a noun. □  His greatest treasure is his collection of rock records. ●  treas|ured ADJ [ADJ n] □  These books are still among my most treasured possessions.

4 N‑COUNT If you say that someone is a treasure , you mean that they are very helpful and useful to you. [INFORMAL ] □  Charlie? Oh, he's a treasure, loves children.

trea s|ure chest (treasure chests )

1 N‑COUNT A treasure chest is a box containing treasure.

2 N‑COUNT If you describe something as a treasure chest of a particular thing, you mean that it is very good source of that thing. □ [+ of ] This book is a treasure chest of information.

treas|ur|er /tre ʒərə ^r / (treasurers ) N‑COUNT The treasurer of a society or organization is the person who is in charge of its finances and keeps its accounts.

trea s|ure trove (treasure troves )

1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you describe something or someone as a treasure trove of a particular thing, you mean that they are a very good or rich source of that thing. □ [+ of ] The dictionary is a vast treasure trove of information.

2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] You can refer to a collection of valuable objects as a treasure trove .

treas|ury ◆◇◇ /tre ʒəri/ (treasuries ) N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] In Britain, the United States, and some other countries, the Treasury is the government department that deals with the country's finances.

treat ◆◆◇ /triː t/ (treats , treating , treated )

1 VERB If you treat someone or something in a particular way, you behave towards them or deal with them in that way. □ [V n + with ] Artie treated most women with indifference. □ [V n + as ] Police say they're treating it as a case of attempted murder. □ [V n adv] He felt the press had never treated him fairly. [Also V n like ]

2 VERB When a doctor or nurse treats a patient or an illness, he or she tries to make the patient well again. □ [V n + with ] Doctors treated her with aspirin. □ [V n + for ] The boy was treated for a minor head wound. □ [V n] An experienced nurse treats all minor injuries.

3 VERB If something is treated with a particular substance, the substance is put onto or into it in order to clean it, to protect it, or to give it special properties. □ [be V -ed + with ] About 70% of the cocoa acreage is treated with insecticide. □ [V n] It was many years before the city began to treat its sewage.

4 VERB If you treat someone to something special which they will enjoy, you buy it or arrange it for them. □ [V n + to ] She was always treating him to ice cream. □ [V pron-refl + to ] Tomorrow I'll treat myself to a day's gardening. □ [V pron-refl] If you want to treat yourself, the Malta Hilton offers high international standards. [Also V n]

5 N‑COUNT If you give someone a treat , you buy or arrange something special for them which they will enjoy. □ [+ for ] Lettie had never yet failed to return from town without some special treat for him.

6 N‑SING If you say that something is your treat , you mean that you are paying for it as a treat for someone else. [SPOKEN ]