arbitrage meaning

UK US /ˈɑrbɪtrɑʒ/ 3 syllables

arbitrage (noun): 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.

arbitrage has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

arbitrage as a noun

  1. 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

    Type of: investing

    Kinds: risk arbitrage

arbitrage as a verb

  1. practice arbitrage, as in the stock market

    Type of: trade

    Related forms: arbitrager

How to pronounce arbitrage

arbitrage is pronounced /ˈɑrbɪtrɑʒ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with AR · words ending in GE · 9-letter words

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