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Noun: arbitrage  'aa(r)bi`traazh
  1. A kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price
Verb: arbitrage  'aa(r)bi`traazh
  1. Practice arbitrage, as in the stock market

Derived forms: arbitraged, arbitraging, arbitrages

See also: arbitrager

Type of: investing, investment, merchandise, trade

Encyclopedia: Arbitrage