A government department that manages government finances.

(humorous) A fictitious department that is cited to draw attention to needless repetition or excessiveness.

(healthcare) A department of a hospital where seriously ill or injured patients, often with life-threatening conditions that require urgent or immediate treatment, are brought in, usually by ambulance.

(UK) The Home Office.

(humorous, military, slang) A tendency to regard people as more sexually attractive than one usually would, as a result of being deployed to a region where there are few potential partners.

plural of departmental store

(India, Malaysia, Singapore) department store

(military, slang) A replacement depot.

(US, military) A unit containing reserves or replacements for large front-line formations such as field armies.

Misspelling of self-deprecation.