Treasure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɛʒɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɛʒə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɛʒə/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹˈɛʒɚ/.

Examples

the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies
the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures
the trunk held all her meager treasures

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

value prize appreciate gem hoarded wealth cherish hold dear care for

Parts of Speech

noun	accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc. “the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies”
noun	art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
noun	any possession that is highly valued by its owner “the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures”
noun	a collection of precious things “the trunk held all her meager treasures”
verb	hold dear “I prize these old photographs”
verb	be fond of; be attached to

Word Forms

treasure	verb	be fond of; be attached to
valuable	adjective	having worth or merit or value
treasure	noun	any possession that is highly valued by its owner
appreciative	adjective	having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schatz

angesammelter Reichtum in Form von Geld, Juwelen usw.

🇫🇷French

trésor

richesse accumulée sous forme d’argent ou de bijoux, etc.

🇪🇸Spanish

tesoro

riqueza acumulada en forma de dinero o joyas, etc.

🇮🇹Italian

tesoro

ricchezza accumulata sotto forma di denaro o gioielli, ecc.

🇳🇱Dutch

schat

opgebouwde rijkdom in de vorm van geld of juwelen enz.

🇵🇹Portuguese

tesouro

riqueza acumulada na forma de dinheiro ou jóias, etc.

🇷🇺Russian

сокровище

накопленное богатство в виде денег или драгоценностей и т. д.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खज़ाना

धन या आभूषण आदि के रूप में संचित धन।

🇧🇩Bengali

ধন

অর্থ বা গহনা ইত্যাদির আকারে সঞ্চিত সম্পদ

🇮🇳Tamil

புதையல்

பணம் அல்லது நகைகள் போன்ற வடிவங்களில் திரட்டப்பட்ட செல்வம்.

🇮🇳Telugu

నిధి

🇮🇳Marathi

खजिना

पैसे किंवा दागिने इत्यादींच्या रूपात जमा केलेली संपत्ती.

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખજાનો

પૈસા અથવા ઝવેરાત વગેરેના રૂપમાં સંચિત સંપત્તિ.

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിധി

പണത്തിൻ്റെയോ ആഭരണങ്ങളുടെയോ രൂപത്തിൽ ശേഖരിച്ച സമ്പത്ത്.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਜ਼ਾਨਾ

ਪੈਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਗਹਿਣਿਆਂ ਆਦਿ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਕੱਠੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਦੌਲਤ।

🇵🇰Urdu

خزانہ

رقم یا زیورات وغیرہ کی شکل میں جمع شدہ دولت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宝藏

🇯🇵Japanese

宝物

お金や宝石などの形で蓄積された富。

🇰🇷Korean

보물

돈이나 보석 등의 형태로 축적된 부.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kho báu

sự giàu có tích lũy dưới dạng tiền hoặc đồ trang sức, v.v.

🇹🇭Thai

สมบัติ

สะสมทรัพย์สมบัติเป็นเงินหรืออัญมณี เป็นต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

harta karun

akumulasi kekayaan dalam bentuk uang atau perhiasan dll.

🇵🇭Filipino

kayamanan

naipon na yaman sa anyo ng pera o hiyas atbp.

🇲🇾Malay

harta karun

harta terkumpul dalam bentuk wang atau permata dll.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كنز

الثروة المتراكمة على شكل أموال أو مجوهرات ونحوها.

🇮🇷Persian

گنج

ثروت انباشته شده به صورت پول یا جواهرات و غیره

🇹🇷Turkish

hazine

para veya mücevher vb. şeklinde birikmiş servet.

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוֹצָר

עושר שנצבר בצורה של כסף או תכשיטים וכו'.

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The primary meaning of 'treasure' is 'accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.'.

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