Agios

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Agio \Ag"i*o\, n.; pl. {Agios}. [It. aggio exchange, discount,
     premium, the same word as agio ease. See Ease.] (Com.)
     The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it
     is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or
     discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called
     agio.


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