释义 |
agio /ajˈ(i-)ō or āˈj(i-)ō/ noun (pl agˈios)- The sum payable for the convenience of exchanging one kind of money for another, eg silver for gold, paper for metal
- The difference in exchange between worn or debased coinage and coinage of full value
- The amount of deviation from the fixed par of exchange between the currencies of two countries
- The discount on a foreign bill of exchange
- Money-changing, agiotage
ORIGIN: The word used in Ital is aggio, a variant of agio convenience agiotage /ajˈə-tij/ noun - Speculative manoeuvres in stocks and shares
- Stock-jobbing
- Money-changing
- Agio
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