agio
/aj-ee-oh/US // ˈædʒ iˌoʊ //UK // (ˈædʒɪəʊ) //
激动人心,激动人心的时刻,激动人心的
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural ag·i·os.
- : a premium on money in exchange.
- : an allowance for the difference in value of two currencies.
- : an allowance given or taken on bills of exchange from other countries, as to balance exchange expenses.
- : agiotage.
Examples
The agio is variable, but is supposed to be constant in this table for the purpose of calculation.
For they received agio on their money, and by sending it in the form of merchandise, reaped a second profit.
In so far as substitution is possible, there is no room for an agio.
It is not the legal peculiarity of money, as legal tender, which is necessarily responsible for this agio when it appears.
The legal tender peculiarity may, however, in special circumstances be a source of a very considerable temporary agio.
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