agio

/ˈæ.dʒiˌoʊ/

Meanings

noun

贴水，溢价.

The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.

Examples :

"Due to inflation, there was an agio on gold coins when exchanging them for paper currency. "

由于通货膨胀，用纸币兑换金币时，金币存在溢价。

Related Words

currency noun

/ˈkʌɹ.ən.si/ /ˈkɝ.ən.si/

货币，流通货币

"Wampum was used as a currency by Amerindians."

北美洲原住民曾使用贝壳珠作为流通货币。

foreign noun

/ˈfɒɹən/ /ˈfɔɹən/

外国人，外宾.

"The foreign student in my class has a different cultural background than the rest of us. "

我们班里的那位外国学生，文化背景和我们其他人不太一样。

inferior noun

/ɪnˈfɪəɹɪə/ /ɪnˈfɪ(ə)ɹiɚ/

下属，下级，部下

"As you are my inferior, I can tell you to do anything I want."

既然你是我的下属，我可以让你做任何我想让你做的事情。

percentage noun

/pəˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ /pɚˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/

百分比，百分率

"A high percentage of secondary school leavers take a gap year."

有很高比例的中学毕业生会选择间隔年。

exchanging verb

/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ /ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

交换，互换。

"The students were exchanging stickers during recess. "

课间休息的时候，学生们在互相交换贴纸。

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

discount noun

/dɪsˈkaʊnt/

折扣，降价。

"This store offers discounts on all its wares. That store specializes in discount wares, too."

这家商店所有商品都有折扣。那家店也专门卖打折商品。

premium noun

/ˈpɹimiəm/

奖品，奖励。

"The school awarded the top student a premium for their outstanding essay. "

学校为了奖励这位学生出色的文章，颁发给他一份奖品。

called verb

[kɔld]

喊，叫。

"The teacher called out my name during attendance. "

点名的时候，老师喊了我的名字。

inflation noun

/ɪnˈfleɪʃən/

膨胀，扩张

"The inflation of the balloon took five hours."

给气球充气花了五个小时.

exchange noun

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

交换，互换

"All in all, it was an even exchange."

总的来说，这是一次公平的交换。

better noun

[ˈbeɾə] [ˈbɛɾɚ] [ˈbɛtʰɚ~ˈbɛθ̠ɚ~ˈbɛt̪ɚ] [ˈbɛʔɚ~ˈbɛʔəɾ] [ˈbɛtʰə]

更好的人， superior的人

"He quickly found Ali his better in the ring."

他很快就发现阿里在拳击场上遇到了比他更厉害的对手.