agio

(ˈædʒɪəʊ)

n, pl -ios

1. (Banking & Finance)

a. the difference between the nominal and actual values of a currency

b. the charge payable for conversion of the less valuable currency

2. (Banking & Finance) a percentage payable for the exchange of one currency into another

3. (Banking & Finance) an allowance granted to compensate for differences in currency values, as on foreign bills of exchange

4. (Banking & Finance) an informal word for agiotage

[C17: from Italian, literally: ease]

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agio

1. the exchange rate between the currencies of different nations.
2. the fee paid to effect an exchange of currency. See also agiotage.

agio

n (Econ) → Aufgeld nt, → Agio nt

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