シニョリッジ

noun

seigniorage

Finance term for the profit a government makes by issuing currency, especially the difference between the face value of money and its production cost. Also referred to as 通貨発行益.

See also: 通貨発行益 (つうかはっこうえき)

• 政せい府ふはシニョリッジによって収しゅう入にゅうを得えている。

  The government earns revenue through seigniorage.

• シニョリッジは通つう貨か発はっ行こう益えきとも呼よばれる。

  Seigniorage is also called currency issuance profit.