/ahr"bi trahzh'/ for 1, 3; /ahr"bi trij/ for 2 , n. , v. , arbitraged, arbitraging .
n.
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.
v.i.
3. Finance. to engage in arbitrage.
[ 1470-80; arbitr ( er ) to arbitrate, regulate ( arbitrari; see ARBITRATE) + -age -AGE ]