» For the U.S. government securities, see Treasury security. Also see treasury management.:For the defunct chain of discount stores owned by JCPenney, see Treasury Stores. A treasury is any place where the currency or items of high monetary value are kept. The term was first used in Classical times to describe the votive buildings erected to house gifts to the gods, such as the Siphnian Treasury in Delphi or many similar buildings erected in Olympia, Greece by competing city-states to impress o… (More on Treasury)