1
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
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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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Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The series focuses on the local teens searching for love and treasure.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine Armour Born into nobility, then left with nothing by the Russian Revolution, Alexandra Galitzine Armour learned to treasure life’s little things, her family said.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noun
There’ll be about a dozen vendors offering tiki treasures like vintage Hawaiian clothing, artwork, carvings and jewelry.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
The series focuses on the local teens searching for love and treasure.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Dungeness crabs, larger, meatier and more abundant in California than other species, are treasured by locals as well as tourists, who frequently consume them at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Alexandra Pavlovna Galitzine Armour Born into nobility, then left with nothing by the Russian Revolution, Alexandra Galitzine Armour learned to treasure life’s little things, her family said.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Treasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treasure. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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