seigniorage

seigniorage
[ˈseɪnjərɪdʒ]
(亦作 seignorage)
noun
  1. [mass noun]profit made by a government by issuing currency, especially the difference between the face value of coins and their production costs
    (政府的)造币利润(尤指造币利差)
    ■(historical)the Crown's right to a percentage on bullion brought to a mint for coining
    (史)国王的造币提成权
    ■[count noun](historical)a thing claimed by a sovereign or feudal superior as a prerogative
    (史)君主特权
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French seignorage, from seigneur (see seigneur)
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