Agio

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neuter noun (economics / finance)

Definition

The positive difference between the nominal value of a security (share, bond) or a currency and its real market value (exchange rate or trading value). In a structural sense, it represents a financial surplus received by a company when issuing shares above their nominal value, acting as a profitability indicator and a share premium in modern accounting.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Agio
  • Share premium

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Neuter noun, with modern structural hyphenated article and plural variations.
Formation Neologism borrowed from French 'agio' and Italian 'agio' (convenience, benefit), standardized in global financial terminology.
Spelling / Pronunciation [ˈa.dʒo]
Source Lexicon of Advanced Economic Terms and Investment Metrics

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Societatea pe acțiuni a înregistrat un agio substanțial în urma ultimei majorări de capital social.

EN: The joint-stock company recorded a substantial agio following the recent increase in share capital.

RO: Investitorii au plătit un agio considerabil pentru a achiziționa obligațiunile guvernamentale cu randament ridicat.

EN: Investors paid a considerable agio to acquire the high-yield government bonds.

RO: În contabilitate, acest agio este evidențiat separat în categoria rezervelor de capital ale firmei.

EN: In accounting, this agio is highlighted separately in the firm's capital reserves category.

Idioms & Phrases

Agio de emisiune / Issuance agio

RO: Suma suplimentară plătită de un investitor peste valoarea nominală a unei acțiuni la momentul subscrierii.

EN: The additional amount paid by an investor above the face value of a share at the time of subscription.

Cont de agio / Agio account

RO: Cont structural utilizat de bănci și companii pentru înregistrarea primelor rezultate din diferențele de curs valutar.

EN: An operational account used by banks and companies to record premiums resulting from currency exchange differences.

Disagio / Disagio

RO: Termenul opus pentru agio, reprezentând diferența negativă (pierderea sau reducerea) dintre valoarea nominală și cea de piață.

EN: The opposite term for agio, representing the negative difference (loss or discount) between nominal value and market price.

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