murabaha

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noun

A financing arrangement where a bank or other party buys an item and sells it on at an agreed price including profit, typically in instalments.

OriginArabic مُرَابَحَة →
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Meanings

nounmurabaha (plural murabahas)

plural murabahas · alternative murabahah

  1. Islamic financeA financing arrangement where a bank or other party buys an item and sells it on at an agreed price including profit, typically in instalments.

Origin

  1. Arabicمُرَابَحَة
  2. Englishmurabaha

Borrowed from Arabic مُرَابَحَة (murābaḥa)

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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