arb
Americannoun
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of arb
First recorded in 1980–85; by shortening
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Sewald, who is in his second year of arb eligibility, also agreed to a $4.1 million contract.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
The deal has been called “an arb trader’s dream,” given the frenetic pace of news revelations that affect the company’s stock price.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
Yet Katryna Hanush, director of business development at London-based crypto market maker Wintermute, said arb trading ultimately had a limited shelf life because inconsistent pricing across different exchanges was bad for investors.
From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2022
Struggling arb traders are likely avoiding this trade for now because it doesn’t have a payoff day, so it won’t help their returns this calendar year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2016
And the Arve in Savoy, which I cannot explain till I come to the Sansc. arb or arv, to ravage or destroy, cognate with Lat. orbo, Eng. orphan, &c.
From The River-Names of Europe by Robert Ferguson
Find insight on Via Transportation, Traton, Lucid Group, ARB and more in the latest Market Talks covering the auto and transport sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
And finally, Publishers Clearing House filed for bankruptcy and its new owner ARB Interactive has said it won’t be honoring the “lifetime” winners from before July 15 of this year.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2025
The 35-page ARB document, with heavily redacted appendixes, was obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the National Security Archive, a Washington-based, nonprofit research organization, which provided it to The Washington Post.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2021
The goal of switching to 100 percent clean cars is "very aggressive," said Sperling with ARB.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 8, 2017
Be well, and I shall account myself happy in being "Your faithful loving wife, "ARB.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Isaac Disraeli
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