English Explanatory Dictionary

arbitrage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.
  2. Arbitration.
verb
  1. To employ arbitrage
  2. To engage in arbitrage in, between, or among

Pronunciation

/ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɑʒ/ /ˈɑɹbɪtɹɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-arbitrage.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-arbitrage.wav

Word forms

arbitrage arbitrages arbitraging arbitraged

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from French arbitrage, from arbitrer (“to arbitrate”); see arbitrate.

Related words

arbiter arbitrable arbitrary arbitrate arbitration arbitrator

Derived words

arbitrageable arbitrage pricing model arbitrage pricing theory arbitrager arbitrageur arbitragist geoarbitrage information arbitrage rumortrage time-zone arbitrage
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