agiotage

American

[aj-ee-uh-tij] / ˈædʒ i ə tɪdʒ /

noun

the business of dealing in foreign exchange.

agiotage British

/ ˈædʒətɪdʒ /

noun

the business of exchanging currencies
speculative dealing in stock exchange securities or foreign exchange

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Etymology

Origin of agiotage

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

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Vanity and agiotage are to a Parisian the oxygen and hydrogen of life.

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The term is derived from the It. aggiungere, to add, augment, hence agiotage.

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

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