seigniorage

or seign·or·age

[ seen-yer-ij ]
/ ˈsin yər ɪdʒ /

noun

something claimed by a sovereign or superior as a prerogative.
a charge on bullion brought to the mint to be coined.
the difference between the cost of the bullion plus minting expenses and the value as money of the pieces coined, constituting a source of government revenue.

Origin of seigniorage

1400–50; late Middle English seigneurage < Middle French seignorage, seigneurage; see seigneur, -age

Words nearby seigniorage

seifert, seignette's salt, seigneur, seigneury, seignior, seigniorage, seigniory, seignorial, seik, seilenos, seine

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British Dictionary definitions for seigniorage

seigniorage
/ (ˈseɪnjərɪdʒ) /

noun

something claimed by a sovereign or superior as a prerogative, right, or due
a fee payable to a government for coining bullion
the difference in value between the cost of bullion and the face value of the coin made from it