arbitrage

[ ahr-bi-trahzh for 1, 3; ahr-bi-trij for 2 ]

/ ˈɑr bɪˌtrɑʒ for 1, 3; ˈɑr bɪ trɪdʒ for 2 /

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noun

Finance. the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same securities, commodities, or foreign exchange in different markets to profit from unequal prices.

Archaic. arbitration.

verb (used without object), ar·bi·traged, ar·bi·trag·ing.

Finance. to engage in arbitrage.

Nearby words

arber, werner, arbil, arbiter, arbiter elegantiae, arbitrable, arbitrage, arbitrager, arbitral, arbitrament, arbitrary, arbitrate

Origin of arbitrage

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

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Examples from the Web for arbitrage

In essence, the trading represented an arbitrage of the speed of light itself.
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Our top two cities reflect the importance of this arbitrage opportunity.
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Earlier this year, Richard Gere received plenty of kudos for his shady CEO in Arbitrage.
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In financial markets, arbitrage is all about trading that minimizes risk and maximizes returns.
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Channeling his best Madoff—with a dash of Paulson and Falcone—Richard Gere plays a sneaky financier in ‘Arbitrage.’
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Arbitrage operations with distant countries such as India are large and mainly profitable.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various
In ordinary times those engaged in arbitrage operate with a very small margin of profit.
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Arbitrage operations are for these reasons resorted to frequently by one country in supplying the requirements of another.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various
They feed off market failures, market imbalances, arbitrage opportunities, shortages and inefficiencies.
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British Dictionary definitions for arbitrage

arbitrage

/ (ˈɑːbɪˌtrɑːʒ, ˈɑːbɪtrɪdʒ) /

noun

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

Derived Formsarbitrageur (ˌɑːbɪtræˈʒɜː), noun

Word Origin for arbitrage

C15: from French, from arbitrer to arbitrate

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Word Origin and History for arbitrage

arbitrage

"exercise of the function of an arbitrator," late 15c., from Old French arbitrage "arbitration, judgment," from arbitrer "to arbitrate, judge," from Late Latin arbitrari, from Latin arbiter (see arbiter).