brassage

[ bras-ij, brah-sij ]
/ ˈbræs ɪdʒ, ˈbrɑ sɪdʒ /

noun

a charge to cover the costs of coining money.

Origin of brassage

1800–10; < French ( droit de) brassage the stirring of molten metals prior to casting, equivalent to brass(er) to stir (melted metal), literally, to brew (see brasserie) + -age -age

Words nearby brassage

brass ring, brass rubbing, brass tacks, brass-collar, brass-rubbing, brassage, brassard, brassaï, brassbound, brassed off, brasserie