arb

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noun

The act of or potential for arbitrage.

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Meanings

arb1

nounarb (countable and uncountable, plural arbs)

plural arbs

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe act of or potential for arbitrage.
  2. countablebusinessOne who engages in arbitrage; an arbitrageur.
  3. countableinformalAn arboretum.

    Just don't be too scared when you hear rumors of sacrificial ceremonies in the Arb […]

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verbarb (third-person singular simple present arbs, present participle arbing, simple past and past participle arbed)

present singular third person arbs · participle present arbing · participle past arbed · past arbed

  1. transitivebusinessTo engage in arbitrage.

ARB2

nounARB (plural ARBs)

plural ARBs

  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of angiotensin receptor blocker.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential)

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arbitrageurarbitrager
Broader
businesspersonbourgeois
Also see
arbitragerarbitrageur

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Clipping.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with arb

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Anagrams

barbraRab
Cite this entry
APA

arb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arb

MLA

“arb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arb. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arb,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arb.

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