English > Department of the Treasury: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | The federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789. |
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| Synonyms | Treasury Department, Treasury, United States Treasury |
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| Parts | Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, ATF | The law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson |
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| Bureau of Customs, Customs Bureau, Customs Service, USCB | The agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing | The agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency |
| Comptroller of the Currency | The agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency |
| Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, FinCEN | A law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible / responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering |
| Financial Management Service | The federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting |
| Internal Revenue Service, IRS | The bureau of the Treasury Department responsible / responsible for tax collections |
| Office of Intelligence Support, OIS | agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible / responsible for international economic policy |
| United States Mint, U.S. Mint, US Mint | The mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks |
| Broader | executive department | A federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States |
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| Spanish | hacienda, ministerio de hacienda |
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| Catalan | finances, hisenda, ministeri de finances, ministeri d'hisenda |
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