Толковый словарь английского языка - seigniorage
Seigniorage
seigniorage
or seignorage noun Etymology: Middle English seigneurage, from Anglo-French seignurage right of the lord (especially to coin money), from seignur Date: 15th century a government revenue from the manufacture of coins calculated as the difference between the face value and the metal value of the coins
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n. (also seignorage) 1 a a profit made by issuing currency, esp. by issuing coins rated above their intrinsic value. b hist. the Crown's right to a percentage on bullion brought to a mint for coining. 2 hist. something claimed by a sovereign or feudal superior as a prerogative. Etymology: ME f. OF seignorage, seigneurage (as SEIGNEUR) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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