agio

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agio

  • /ˈæ.d͡ʒoʊ/
  • /ˈɑː.d͡ʒoʊ/
  • /ˈæ.d͡ʒiˌoʊ/

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Borrowed from Italian aggio.

noun agios

  1. 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. 1989, Isaac Levy, translator, The Pentateuch (translation of, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Der Pentateuch, ubersetzt und erlautert), second edition, volume 2, Exodus, Judaica Press, →ISBN, page 582 (commentary to Exodus 30:16), Owing to the enormous number of half-shekel coins required each year in Adar,

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noun premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort

Españolagio
Portuguêságio
Françaisagio
DeutschAgio
Italianoaggio
Ελληνικάεπικαταλλαγή epikatallagí
Românăagio

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"agio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/agio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

agio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/agio

Chicago

"agio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/agio.

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@misc{agio_2026,
  title = {agio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/agio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}