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agio

(ˈædʒɪəʊ)
n, pl -ios
1. (Banking & Finance)
a. the difference between the nominal and actual values of a currency
b. the charge payable for conversion of the less valuable currency
2. (Banking & Finance) a percentage payable for the exchange of one currency into another
3. (Banking & Finance) an allowance granted to compensate for differences in currency values, as on foreign bills of exchange
4. (Banking & Finance) an informal word for agiotage
[C17: from Italian, literally: ease]
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agio

1. the exchange rate between the currencies of different nations.
2. the fee paid to effect an exchange of currency. See also agiotage.
See also: Finance
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.agio - a fee charged for exchanging currenciesagio - a fee charged for exchanging currencies
charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge"
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Translations

agio

n (Econ) → Aufgeld nt, → Agio nt
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KARACHI -- Eight ships MSC Sindy, MSC Mars, X-Press Makalu, Norstar Invictus, Agios Nicolas, Everich-6, Golar Bear and Gao Chang-2 scheduled to load/offload containers, Crude oil, Soya Bean, LPG, LNG and Palm oil were arranged berthing at Qasim International Container Terminal, FOTCO Oil Terminal, Grain and Fertilizer Terminal, Engro Vopak Terminal, Pakistan Gasport Consortium Terminal and Liquid Cargo Terminal respectively during last 24 hours, said a report issued by Port Qasim Authority (PQA) here on Tuesday.
Crete is over 300km long, from west to east, but we were staying at Agios Nikolaos, an easy 45-minute drive from the airport.