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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.
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Words nearby arbitrage
Arber, Arbil, arbiter, arbiter elegantiae, arbitrable, arbitrage, arbitrager, arbitral, arbitrament, arbitrarily, arbitrariness
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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 forms of arbitrage
arbitrageur (ˌɑːbɪtræˈʒɜː), nounWord Origin for arbitrage
C15: from French, from arbitrer to arbitrate
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