Found 2 items, similar to arbitrage.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: arbitrage arbitrage n : 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 arbitrage v : practice arbitrage, as in the stock market
English → English (gcide) Definition: Arbitrage Arbitrage \Ar"bi*trage\, n. [F., fr. arbiter to give judgment, L. arbitrari.] 1. Judgment by an arbiter; authoritative determination. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. (Com.) A traffic in bills of exchange (see Arbitration of Exchange ). [1913 Webster] 3. (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. [PJC]