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a(1)
: wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
buried treasure
(2)
: wealth of any kind or in any form : riches
b
: a store of money in reserve
2
: something of great worth or value
also
: a person esteemed as rare or precious
3
: a collection of precious things
treasured; treasuring
ˈtre-zh(ə-)riŋ 
ˈtrā-
2
: to collect and store up (something of value) for future use : hoard
Examples of treasure in a Sentence
Noun
a legend about the pirates' buried treasure
Central Park is one of New York City's many treasures.
Grandmother's nurse has been a real treasure.
Verb
He treasures that autographed baseball.
My grandmother's ring is my most treasured possession.
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Noun
Small piles of dirt, work going on at night and no permission signs for authorized excavations tipped off officials, according to a spokesperson for the Carabinieri Art Police, a specialized unit dedicated to stopping the theft of Italy’s vast historical treasures.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Amazed to discover her treasure-trove apartment, Julián also discovers his own Caribbean heritage and the lively Brooklyn community he is surrounded by, in a loveable, benevolent family-friendly feature.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 18 June 2026
Verb
The storied tree is treasured not only for its age, stature and beauty, but for connections to the legend of Robin Hood, said to have hidden along with his band of outlaws inside the trunk to escape the Sheriff of Nottingham.
—Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Books represent truth, facts, analysis, all values that should be treasured and embraced but are now under assault in some quarters.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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“Treasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasure. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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Etymology
Noun
Middle English tresor "treasure," from early French tresor (same meaning), from Latin thesaurus "treasure, collection" — related to thesaurus
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