Hypertext Webster Gateway: "agio"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Agio \Ag"i*o\, n.; pl. {Agios}. [It. aggio exchange, discount,
premium, the same word as agio ease. See Ease.] (Com.)
The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it
is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or
discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called
agio.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
agio
n : a fee charged for exchanging currencies [syn: {agiotage}, {premium},
{exchange premium}]
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