arbitrage

¹ar·bi·trage

noun \ˈär-bə-ˌträzh\

Definition of ARBITRAGE

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

Origin of ARBITRAGE

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

First Known Use: 1875

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

Rhymes with ARBITRAGE

assemblage, badinage, bon voyage, bricolage, cabotage, camouflage, colportage, curettage, decoupage, empennage, enfleurage, entourage, fuselage, Hermitage, maquillage, moyen-âge, persiflage, repechage, reportage, sabotage, vernissage