seigniorage C2 Topic:Money & Finance Also spelled seignorage US /ˈseɪnjərɪdʒ/ UK /ˈseɪnjərɪdʒ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the profit made by a government or mint from issuing currency The mint retained a small seigniorage on each coin. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the profit made by a... minting profit Word family Related forms coinagecurrencymint Etymology From Old French seigneur ('lord'), because coinage profit historically belonged to the sovereign. Topics Money & Finance External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # seigniorage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈseɪnjərɪdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈseɪnjərɪdʒ/ ## Meanings 1. the profit made by a government or mint from issuing currency ## Examples - The mint retained a small seigniorage on each coin. ## Synonyms - minting profit ## Related Forms - coinage - currency - mint ## Etymology From Old French seigneur ('lord'), because coinage profit historically belonged to the sovereign. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown