agiotage

[ aj-ee-uh-tij ]

noun
  1. the business of dealing in foreign exchange.

Origin of agiotage

1
1820–30; <French, equivalent to agiot(er) to speculate (agiot exchange <Italian aggioagio) + -age-age

Words Nearby agiotage

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How to use agiotage in a sentence

  • The spirit of "agiotage" (as they call it) was never so high in any country before.

  • What they mean by peace is agiotage, shares at a premium, and bubble companies.

    Endymion | Benjamin Disraeli

British Dictionary definitions for agiotage

agiotage

/ (ˈædʒətɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. the business of exchanging currencies

  2. speculative dealing in stock exchange securities or foreign exchange

Origin of agiotage

1
C19: French, from agio

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