Aginner
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
He won the election by appealing to the aginners.
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- Agio
a premium on money in exchange. an allowance for the difference in value of two currencies. an allowance given or taken on bills of exchange from other countries, as to balance exchange expenses. . Historical Examples They more nearly do so in India, and the possibility of agio is, doubtless, greater there. The Value of […]
- Agios
a premium on money in exchange. an allowance for the difference in value of two currencies. an allowance given or taken on bills of exchange from other countries, as to balance exchange expenses. . Historical Examples The walls 228 are adorned with Christian emblems, and a monogram of agios—Holy. Rambles in Rome S. Russell Forbes […]
- Agiotage
the business of dealing in foreign exchange. Historical Examples The spirit of “agiotage” (as they call it) was never so high in any country before. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson What they mean by peace is agiotage, shares at a premium, and bubble companies. Endymion Benjamin Disraeli noun the business of exchanging currencies […]
- Agism
n. alternative spelling of ageism. Historical Examples Sav′ageness; Sav′agery, fierceness: ferocity: wild growth of plants; Sav′agism. Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) Various
- Agist
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee. verb (transitive) (law) to care for and feed (cattle or horses) for payment to assess and charge (land or its owner) with a public burden, such as a tax