arbitrage

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Arbitration.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To employ arbitrage
2. (transitive) To engage in arbitrage in, between, or among

Synonyms

arbitration

arbitrage position

arbitrage transaction

brokerage

decide

trade-off

arbitrage for profit

arbitrage operations

arbiter

market arbitrage

arbitrage deal

arbitrate

Translations

arbitraje

arbitrage

arbitraggio

Arbitrage

αρμπιτράζ

arbitragem

arbitraj

Kursunterschied

arbitrage

financiële arbitrage

arbitragem financeira

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɑʒ/

Etymology

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