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agiotage
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agiotage, n. [F. agiotage, fr. agioter to practice stockjobbing, fr. agio.].
Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds. [1913 Webster]
"Vanity and agiotage are to a Parisian the oxygen and hydrogen of life." [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
agiotage
Barter
N barter, exchange, scorse, truck system, interchange, a Roland for an Oliver, quid pro quo, commutation, composition, Indian gift, trade, commerce, mercature, buying and selling, bargain and sale, traffic, business, nundination, custom, shopping, commercial enterprise, speculation, jobbing, stockjobbing, agiotage, brokery, deal, dealing, transaction, negotiation, bargain, free trade, commercial, mercantile, trading, interchangeable, marketable, staple, in the market, for sale, wholesale, retail, across the counter, cambio non e furto.For further exploring for "agiotage" in Webster Dictionary Online