arbitrage

American  

[ahr-bi-trahzh, ahr-bi-trij] / ˈɑr bɪˌtrɑʒ, ˈɑr bɪ trɪdʒ /

noun

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

2. Archaic. arbitration.

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verb (used without object)

arbitraged, arbitraging

1. Finance. to engage in arbitrage.

arbitrage British  

/ ˈɑːbɪˌtrɑːʒ, ˈɑːbɪtrɪdʒ, ˌɑːbɪtræˈʒɜː /

noun

1. finance

   1. the purchase of currencies, securities, or commodities in one market for immediate resale in others in order to profit from unequal prices

   2. ( as modifier )

      arbitrage operations

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Other Word Forms

• arbitrageur noun

Etymology

Origin of arbitrage

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