1.
[syn: agio, agiotage, premium, exchange premium]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
agio
n 1: a fee charged for exchanging currencies [syn: agio,
agiotage, premium, exchange premium]