agio

See also: ágio, agiò, aĝio, agio-, and -ágio

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian aggio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.d͡ʒoʊ/, /ˈɑː.d͡ʒoʊ/, /ˈæ.d͡ʒiˌoʊ/

Noun

agio (plural agios)

1. (economics, finance) 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.
   • 1989, Isaac Levy, translator, The Pentateuch (translation of, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Der Pentateuch, ubersetzt und erlautert), second edition, volume 2, Exodus, Judaica Press, →ISBN, page 582 (commentary to Exodus 30:16),

     Owing to the enormous number of half-shekel coins required each year in Adar, these were greatly in demand, and the money-changers made a small fixed charge of an agio for changing whole into half shekels.

   • 1776, Adam Smith, An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations‎^[1]:

     The money of such banks being better than the common currency of the country, necessarily bore an agio, which was greater or smaller, according as the currency was supposed to be more or less degraded below the standard of the state.

Translations

premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort

• Bulgarian: а́жио n (ážio)
• Czech: ážio n
• Dutch: agio (nl) n
• Esperanto: aĝio
• French: agio (fr) m
• German: Agio (de) n
• Greek: επικαταλλαγή (el) f (epikatallagí)
• Indonesian: agio (id)
• Italian: aggio (it) m
• Portuguese: ágio (pt) m
• Romanian: agio (ro) n
• Sanskrit: व्यन्तर (sa) n (vyantara)
• Spanish: agio (es) m
• Turkish: acyo (tr)

Anagrams

• Iago

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian aggio.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

agio n (plural agio's, diminutive agio'tje n)

1. agio

References

• https://www.vandale.nl/

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian aggio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɡio/, [ˈɑ̝ɡio̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡio
• Syllabification^(key): a‧gi‧o
• Hyphenation^(key): agio

Noun

agio

1. agio

Declension

Inflection of agio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative		agio	agiot
genitive		agion	agioiden agioitten
partitive		agiota	agioita
illative		agioon	agioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		agio	agiot
accusative	nom.	agio	agiot
	gen.	agion
genitive		agion	agioiden agioitten
partitive		agiota	agioita
inessive		agiossa	agioissa
elative		agiosta	agioista
illative		agioon	agioihin
adessive		agiolla	agioilla
ablative		agiolta	agioilta
allative		agiolle	agioille
essive		agiona	agioina
translative		agioksi	agioiksi
abessive		agiotta	agioitta
instructive		—	agioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of agio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agioni agioni accusative nom. agioni agioni gen. agioni genitive agioni agioideni agioitteni partitive agiotani agioitani inessive agiossani agioissani elative agiostani agioistani illative agiooni agioihini adessive agiollani agioillani ablative agioltani agioiltani allative agiolleni agioilleni essive agionani agioinani translative agiokseni agioikseni abessive agiottani agioittani instructive — — comitative — agioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agiosi agiosi accusative nom. agiosi agiosi gen. agiosi genitive agiosi agioidesi agioittesi partitive agiotasi agioitasi inessive agiossasi agioissasi elative agiostasi agioistasi illative agioosi agioihisi adessive agiollasi agioillasi ablative agioltasi agioiltasi allative agiollesi agioillesi essive agionasi agioinasi translative agioksesi agioiksesi abessive agiottasi agioittasi instructive — — comitative — agioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agiomme agiomme accusative nom. agiomme agiomme gen. agiomme genitive agiomme agioidemme agioittemme partitive agiotamme agioitamme inessive agiossamme agioissamme elative agiostamme agioistamme illative agioomme agioihimme adessive agiollamme agioillamme ablative agioltamme agioiltamme allative agiollemme agioillemme essive agionamme agioinamme translative agioksemme agioiksemme abessive agiottamme agioittamme instructive — — comitative — agioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agionne agionne accusative nom. agionne agionne gen. agionne genitive agionne agioidenne agioittenne partitive agiotanne agioitanne inessive agiossanne agioissanne elative agiostanne agioistanne illative agioonne agioihinne adessive agiollanne agioillanne ablative agioltanne agioiltanne allative agiollenne agioillenne essive agionanne agioinanne translative agioksenne agioiksenne abessive agiottanne agioittanne instructive — — comitative — agioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative agionsa agionsa accusative nom. agionsa agionsa gen. agionsa genitive agionsa agioidensa agioittensa partitive agiotaan agiotansa agioitaan agioitansa inessive agiossaan agiossansa agioissaan agioissansa elative agiostaan agiostansa agioistaan agioistansa illative agioonsa agioihinsa adessive agiollaan agiollansa agioillaan agioillansa ablative agioltaan agioltansa agioiltaan agioiltansa allative agiolleen agiollensa agioilleen agioillensa essive agionaan agionansa agioinaan agioinansa translative agiokseen agioksensa agioikseen agioiksensa abessive agiottaan agiottansa agioittaan agioittansa instructive — — comitative — agioineen agioinensa

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian aggio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʒjo/

• Audio:

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Noun

agio m (plural agios)

1. exchange premium, agio

Further reading

• “agio”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch agio, from Italian aggio, from Old Occitan aize, from Vulgar Latin *adjace(m), from Latin adjacēns, present participle of adjaceō (compare Medieval Latin in aiace).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɡio̯]
• Hyphenation: agio

Noun

agio (plural agio-agio)

1. (economics) agio

Compounds

• agio dividen
• agio obligasi
• agio saham

Further reading

• “agio” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒo/
• Rhymes: -adʒo
• Hyphenation: à‧gio

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Occitan aize, from Vulgar Latin *adjace(m), from Latin adjacēns, present participle of adjaceō (compare Medieval Latin in aiace). Cognate with Old French aise, eise, French aise and aisance; compare also Catalan eina. Doublet of adiacente.

Noun

agio m (plural agi)

1. ease, comfort

   Antonym: disagio

   sentirsi a proprio agio ― to be at ease; to feel comfortable

2. luxury, comfort

Related terms

• adagio
• agiato

Etymology 2

Verb

agio

1. first-person singular present indicative of agiare

Anagrams

• Iago, gaio

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian aggio.

Noun

agio n (plural agiuri)

1. agio

Declension

Declension of agio

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	agio	agioul		agiouri	agiourile
genitive-dative	agio	agioului		agiouri	agiourilor
vocative	agioule			agiourilor

Venetan

Noun

agio m (plural agi)

1. Obsolete spelling of ajo (“garlic”).