treasurer

Everyday

The person in a club, school council, charity or organisation who looks after the money, keeps records of what comes in and goes out, and reports on it. tree →

In the lessons

In school councils and clubs, a pupil may be treasurer, counting money from cake sales and keeping accounts. In government, a Treasurer (Australia) or similar official is in charge of the country's money. In maths it links to adding income and subtracting spending. Phrases: «club treasurer», «elected treasurer».

Examples

• Maya was elected treasurer of the school council. tree →
• The treasurer counted the money from the cake sale. tree →
• The treasurer said we had £85 left. tree →
• Our club treasurer keeps a record of every payment. tree →
• In Australia the Treasurer presents the national budget. tree →
• The treasurer showed that we earned £120 and spent £75, leaving £45. tree →
• And forthwith he ordered his grand treasurer, who was present, to send 10,000 gold pieces to Khacan for the purchase of the slave. tree →

Note

Countable. From «treasure». Other club jobs: chair (or president), secretary. In maths, a treasurer's balance = money in − money out.

In Jewish tradition

An official who kept the king's treasure. Cyrus's treasurer handed back the Temple vessels to the Jews.

Interpretation. Tradition reads the return of the Temple vessels as the fulfillment of the prophets' promise that the exiles would go home and rebuild.

Examples

• even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. (Writings EZR.1.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. From «treasure». Other club jobs: chair (or president), secretary. In maths, a treasurer's balance = money in − money out.