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noun

Arbitrage n.

Judgment by an arbiter; authoritative determination. (Archaic)

(Com.) A traffic in bills of exchange (see Arbitration of Exchange).

(Finance) The simultaneous or near simultaneous purchase and sale of the same or closely linked securities or commodities in different markets to make a profit on the (often small) differences in price.

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Etymology of 'Arbitrage'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Arbitrage" Quotes from Famous Books

... the Genoese soon proceeded to arbitrage, a transaction more profitable and more socially useful at that time when poor communications made the differences in prices between bills of exchange, bullion, coins, stocks and bonds in distant markets more considerable than they are now. The Genoese bankers ...

— The Age of the Reformation • Preserved Smith

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