treasure
pronunciation
How to pronounce treasure in British English:
UK [ˈtreʒə(r)]
How to pronounce treasure in American English:
US [ˈtreʒər]
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- Noun:
- accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
- art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
- any possession that is highly valued by its owner
- a collection of precious things
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- Verb:
- hold dear
- be fond of; be attached to
Word Origin
- treasure
- treasure: [12] Treasure comes ultimately from Greek thēsaurós ‘treasure’, a word of unknown origin. This was borrowed into Latin as thēsaurus (acquired directly by English as thesaurus [19] with the metaphorical sense ‘treasury of knowledge, words, etc’), and it made its way into English via Vulgar Latin *tresaurus and Old French tresor.=> thesaurus
- treasure (n.)
- mid-12c., tresor, from Old French tresor "treasury, hoard, treasure" (11c., Modern French trésor), from Gallo-Roman *tresaurus, from Latin thesaurus "treasury, treasure" (source also of Spanish, Italian tesoro), from Greek thesauros "store, treasure, treasure house" (see thesaurus). In Middle English also thresur, etc.; modern spelling is from 16c. Replaced Old English goldhord. General sense of "anything valued" is recorded from c. 1200. Treasure hunt is first recorded 1913. For treasure trove, see trove.
- treasure (v.)
- late 14c., "to amass treasure; to store up for the future," also figurative, "regard as precious, retain carefully in the mind," from treasure (n.). Related: Treasured; treasuring.
Example
- 1. Here 's a guide to finding the buried treasure .
- 2. You have your own treasure house . Why do you search outside ?
- 3. The barons break open the chests and rush off with the treasure .
- 4. This data is just part of the treasure .
- 5. I treasure each minute of the process .