Seigniorage
German, noun/zɛnjoˈʁaːʒ/
Seigniorage is spelled S-E-I-G-N-I-O-R-A-G-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 66 million words in written German, the 501,868th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seigniorage is a German feminine noun meaning “seigniorage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der von der Zentralbank erzielte Gewinn, der durch die Emission von Zentralbankgeld entsteht – wenn der…”.
What does Seigniorage mean in English?
noun
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Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der von der Zentralbank erzielte Gewinn, der durch die Emission von Zentralbankgeld entsteht – wenn der Nennwert des Geldes größer ist als die Produktionskosten der Münzen oder Scheine 2. Gewinn der Privatbanken durch Schaffung zinslosen Buchgelds
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Seigniorage?
- /zɛnjoˈʁaːʒ/
- /zɛnjoˈʁaːʒə/
- [zɛnjoˈʁaːʒ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Seigniorage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Seigniorage in German?
Seigniorage appears about once in every 66 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).