modaraba

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noun

A form of financial contract in some Muslim countries in which the investor (rab-ul-mal) entrusts money to a financial manager (mudarib) and any profits and losses are shared between them in an agreed manner.

OriginArabic مُضَارَبَة →
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Meanings

nounmodaraba (plural modarabas)

plural modarabas

  1. A form of financial contract in some Muslim countries in which the investor (rab-ul-mal) entrusts money to a financial manager (mudarib) and any profits and losses are shared between them in an agreed manner.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُضَارَبَة
  2. Arabicمُضَارَبَة
  3. Englishmodaraba

Borrowed from Arabic مُضَارَبَة (muḍāraba, “venture”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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