Agiotage
Pronunciation : Ag"i*o*tage
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. agiotage, fr. agioter to practice stockjobbing, fr. agio.]
Definition : Defn: Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds. Vanity and agiotage are to a Parisian the oxygen and hydrogen of life. Landor.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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