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Meaning:

Noun:

  • Any market activity in which a commodity is bought and then sold quickly, for a profit which substantially exceeds the transaction cost
  • The practice of quickly buying and selling foreign currencies in different markets in order to make a profit
  • The purchase of the stock of a future takeover target, with the expectation that the stock will be sold to the person executing the takeover at a higher price

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Verb:

  • finance To employ arbitrage
  • finance To engage in arbitrage in, between, or among

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