agiotage
Americannoun
noun
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the business of exchanging currencies
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speculative dealing in stock exchange securities or foreign exchange
Etymology
Origin of agiotage
1820–30; < French, equivalent to agiot ( er ) to speculate ( agiot exchange < Italian aggio agio ) + -age -age
Example Sentences
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Vanity and agiotage are to a Parisian the oxygen and hydrogen of life.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
The term is derived from the It. aggiungere, to add, augment, hence agiotage.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
Therefore, upon his return to Paris in April, 1785, he made a series of attacks upon agiotage, or stock jobbing, most effectively assaulting the Compagnie des Eaux and the Banque de St. Charles.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
What they mean by peace is agiotage, shares at a premium, and bubble companies.
From Endymion by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
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