arbitrage
/ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɑʒ/
Profiting from price differences in different markets
arbitrage in a sentence
“Currency arbitrage exploits exchange rate discrepancies.”
Origin of arbitrage
From French arbitrage (arbitration, judgment), from arbitrer (to judge), from Latin arbitrari
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