ARBITRAGE


Meaning of ARBITRAGE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' är-b ə - ˌ träzh

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Middle French, arbitration, from Old French, from arbitrer to render judgment, from Latin arbitrari, from arbitr-, arbiter

Date: 1875

1 : the nearly simultaneous purchase and sale of securities or foreign exchange in different markets in order to profit from price discrepancies

2 : the purchase of the stock of a takeover target especially with a view to selling it profitably to the raider

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