agiotage

Noun
Synonyms: agiopremiumexchange premium

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a fee charged for exchanging currenciesSynonyms: agiopremiumexchange premium
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Agiotage \Ag"i*o*tage\, n. [F. agiotage, fr. agioter to practice stockjobbing, fr. agio.] Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds. [1913 Webster]

Vanity and agiotage are to a Parisian the oxygen and hydrogen of life. --Landor. [1913 Webster]

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