agio

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Borrowed from Italian aggio.

The difference between them is called the agio of the bank, which at Amsterdam is generally about five per cent. — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith
It was wonderful to hear him talk about millions, and agios, and discounts, and what Rothschild was doing, and Baring Brothers. — Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray
La Argentina, el Brasil y Chile han dado estabilidad a la moneda por ese medio, habiendo hecho cesar el agio del oro en la Bolsa. — The Spanish American Reader, Ernesto Nelson

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