mudarabah

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noun

A partnership or trust financing contract where one partner gives money to another for investing in a commercial enterprise.

OriginArabic مُضَارَبَة →
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Meanings

nounmudarabah (plural mudarabahs)

plural mudarabahs · alternative mudaraba

  1. Islamic financeA partnership or trust financing contract where one partner gives money to another for investing in a commercial enterprise.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُضَارَبَة“venture”
  2. Englishmudarabah

From Arabic مُضَارَبَة (muḍāraba, “venture”).

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APA

mudarabah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudarabah

MLA

“mudarabah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudarabah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mudarabah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudarabah.

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