noun
monetary offering to a temple or shrine
A sum of money given as an offering, typically in gratitude for divine protection or to seek blessings.
お参りのあと、冥加金を納めた。
After visiting the shrine, I made a monetary offering.
江戸時代、商人は冥加金を幕府に納めていた。
During the Edo period, merchants paid a business tax to the shogunate.