arb

noun

ˈärb 

: arbitrageur

Examples of arb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also today, Nelson Peltz gives hedge fund merger arbs a little sweetener. — Benjamin Stupples, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026

Olson, Chapman, Ramón Laureano, Chad Pinder and Tony Kemp will be arb-eliglble position players, with Chris Bassitt, Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas, Lou Trivino and Deolis Guerra eligible among the pitchers. — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2021

Top starting pitchers Chris Bassitt, Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea, outfielder Ramón Laureano, utilitymen Chad Pinder and Tony Kemp and reliever Lou Trivino will also be arb-eligible. — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Oct. 2021

The arb recommends planting lilacs near walkways to make the most of their fragrance. — Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum's Lilac Collection, planted in 1960, is the arb's oldest, showcasing 12 species and 140 varieties that do well in the state. — Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune, 24 Mar. 2021

Teams throughout the majors are expected to non-tender a larger-than-usual group of arb-eligible players to cut costs amid a plunge in revenues. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 7 Oct. 2020

Robert Rubin, who later became President Clinton’s secretary of the Treasury, got his start in risk arb under Levy and later ran the equities desk. — Hugh Son, Bloomberg.com, 5 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for arb

• barb
• barbe
• garb
• aldicarb
• rhubarb

Medical Definition

ARB

abbreviation

angiotensin-receptor blocker; angiotensin II receptor blocker

…ARBs are more costly than ACE inhibitors and have more side effects, their primary value is as an alternative for patients who cannot tolerate ACE inhibitors because of cough.

—John J. V. McMurray, The New England Journal of Medicine