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agiotage (s) (noun), agiotages (pl)
1. The business of dealing in the foreign exchange of currencies: After he graduated from university, Peter was determined to have a career in agiotages.
2. The speculative transactions of stock exchange securities: Agiotage involves the various maneuvers done by financial speculators to raise or to lower the prices of stocks or public funds.
The manipulation of stocks, etc.
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Speculations in stock markets or an exchange of transactions with currencies. (1)