agio
\a.ʒjo\
The verdict
“agio” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plus-value ou prime des monnaies métalliques sur les monnaies de compte ou de banque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-agio · agio · French
agio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | agio |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʒjo\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « agio » en français
Rare enough to double-check
agio is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ʒjo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for agio in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is agio, spelled A-G-I-O.
Definition
- 1Plus-value ou prime des monnaies métalliques sur les monnaies de compte ou de banque.
- 2Change.
- 3Espèce de prime qui était demandée à chaque renouvellement de bien en plus de l’intérêt et des droits de courtage.
- 4Bénéfices faits par la spéculation sur la hausse et la baisse du taux de change de la monnaie.
- 5Frais retenus par les banques sur les commissions, les intérêts et le change, ou seulement une de ces trois opérations.
- 6Spéculation déloyale, escroquerie sur la hausse et la baisse des effets publics.
- 7Prime donnée au port variable en fonction des conditions de la mer, de l’importance géographique du lieu et des taux des monnaies.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how agio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si l’argent est abondant sur une place, l’agio est nul.
La somme de toutes ces commissions s’appelle l'agio.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.