/ˈtreʒə/

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Meaning

Gold, money and other valuable things, often old and often hidden.

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Word origin

From Old French tresor, from Latin thesaurus, from Greek thesauros, a store or treasure house.

Origin
Greek
Root
thesauros
English cognates
thesaurus

Examples

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"Treasure" is uncountable, so we do not say "a treasure".

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It means gold, coins and other things worth a lot.

treasures .

As a verb, "treasure" means to keep something because it matters to you.

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This word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 7: treasure, telephone, loser and 7 more words.