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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Example sentences from the Web for seigniorage

The small profit made by the government on every penny, nickel, or dime issued, is a seigniorage charge.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter
Seigniorage is the right the ruler or state has to charge for coinage, or it is the charge made for coinage.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter
It will now be desirable to mention the charges made for coining, or seigniorage, at the principal mints.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII|Various
The absence of seigniorage causes our coinage to be relatively undervalued in proportion to other gold coins.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII|Various

If this full supply of money at a given moment is 100,000 pieces or dollars, a seigniorage charge of ten per cent.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter

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

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单词	seigniorage
释义	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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for seigniorage The small profit made by the government on every penny, nickel, or dime issued, is a seigniorage charge. The Principles of Economics\|Frank A. Fetter Seigniorage is the right the ruler or state has to charge for coinage, or it is the charge made for coinage. The Principles of Economics\|Frank A. Fetter It will now be desirable to mention the charges made for coining, or seigniorage, at the principal mints. British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII\|Various The absence of seigniorage causes our coinage to be relatively undervalued in proportion to other gold coins. British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII\|Various If this full supply of money at a given moment is 100,000 pieces or dollars, a seigniorage charge of ten per cent. The Principles of Economics\|Frank A. Fetter 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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