Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arbitrage

/ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɑʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: ar-bi-trage
IPA: /ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɑʒ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

verb

To employ arbitrage

Intransitive verb

verb

To engage in arbitrage in, between, or among

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"But in recent years, for reasons we shall develop later, the field of "arbitrages and workouts" became riskier and less profitable."
"He has arbitraged by purchasing in one market and simultaneously selling the same or similar merchandise in another market."
"Indeed, as banks become more adept at internal risk classifications, their incentives to arbitrage economic and regulatory capital can only increase"

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from French arbitrage, from arbitrer (“to arbitrate”); see arbitrate.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɑʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

arbitrages (plural) arbitrages (present, singular) arbitraging (participle, present) arbitraged (participle, past) arbitraged (past)

Derived Forms

arbitrageable arbitrager arbitrageur arbitragist geoarbitrage rumortrage

Phrases

arbitrage pricing model arbitrage pricing theory information arbitrage time-zone arbitrage

Frequently Paired Words

arbiter arbitrable arbitrary arbitrate arbitration arbitrator

Rhymes With

stage garage homage rite de passage montage mirage triage dressage assuage balayage gavage badinage

Questions

How do you pronounce arbitrage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɑʒ/.
What does arbitrage mean?: A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.
Where does arbitrage come from?: An unadapted borrowing from French arbitrage, from arbitrer (“to arbitrate”); see arbitrate.

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