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ar·bi·trage  (ärb-träzh)
n.
The purchase of securities on one market for immediate resale on another market in order to profit from a price discrepancy.
intr.v. ar·bi·traged, ar·bi·trag·ing, ar·bi·trag·es
To be involved in arbitrage.

[Middle English, arbitration, from Old French, from arbitrer, to judge, from Latin arbitrr, to give judgment; see arbitrate.]

arbitrage [ˈɑːbɪˌtrɑːʒ ˈɑːbɪtrɪdʒ]
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance
a.  the purchase of currencies, securities, or commodities in one market for immediate resale in others in order to profit from unequal prices
b.  (as modifier) arbitrage operations
[from French, from arbitrer to arbitrate]
arbitrageur  [ˌɑːbɪtræˈʒɜː] n

arbitrage
the business of buying and selling securities, curreneies, and commodities on an international scale so as to take advantage of differences in rates of exchange and prices. — arbitrager, arbitrageur, n.
See also: Money
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.arbitrage - a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in pricearbitrage - a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price
risk arbitrage, takeover arbitrage - arbitrage involving risk; as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer; if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money
investing, investment - the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
Verb1.arbitrage - practice arbitrage, as in the stock marketarbitrage - practice arbitrage, as in the stock market
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
merchandise, trade - engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"
Translations
arbitrage [ˌɑːbɪˈtrɑːʒ] Narbitraje m
arbitrage [ˈɑːrbɪtrɑːʒ] n (FINANCE)arbitrage m


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