arbitrage

[ ahr-bi-trahzh for 1, 3; ahr-bi-trij for 2 ]
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noun
  1. Finance. the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from unequal prices.

  2. Archaic. arbitration.

verb (used without object),ar·bi·traged, ar·bi·trag·ing.
  1. Finance. to engage in arbitrage.

Origin of arbitrage

1
1470–80; <Middle French, equivalent to arbitr(er) to arbitrate, regulate (<Latin arbitrārī;see arbitrate) + -age-age

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British Dictionary definitions for arbitrage

arbitrage

/ (ˈɑːbɪˌtrɑːʒ, ˈɑːbɪtrɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. finance

    • the purchase of currencies, securities, or commodities in one market for immediate resale in others in order to profit from unequal prices

    • (as modifier): arbitrage operations

Origin of arbitrage

1
C15: from French, from arbitrer to arbitrate

Derived forms of arbitrage

  • arbitrageur (ˌɑːbɪtræˈʒɜː), noun

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