"arb" meaning in English

See arb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: arbs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)b Etymology: Clipping. Etymology templates: {{clip|en}} Clipping Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} arb (countable and uncountable, plural arbs)
  1. (finance, trading) The act of or potential for arbitrage. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-arb-en-noun-QFsYcue0 Categories (other): Finance, Trading Topics: business, finance, trading
  2. (countable, finance, trading) One who engages in arbitrage; an arbitrageur. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-arb-en-noun-XVob2rAl Categories (other): Finance, Trading, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 43 1 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 5 43 2 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 44 1 52 Topics: business, finance, trading
  3. (countable, informal) An arboretum. Tags: countable, informal
    Sense id: en-arb-en-noun-OA8I0HLA

Verb

Forms: arbs [present, singular, third-person], arbing [participle, present], arbed [participle, past], arbed [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)b Etymology: Clipping. Etymology templates: {{clip|en}} Clipping Head templates: {{en-verb}} arb (third-person singular simple present arbs, present participle arbing, simple past and past participle arbed)
  1. (finance, trading, transitive) To engage in arbitrage. Tags: transitive Derived forms: arbable, arber, sharbing
    Sense id: en-arb-en-verb-Lz8JQ9GV Categories (other): Finance, Trading, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 43 1 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 5 43 2 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 44 1 52 Topics: business, finance, trading

Inflected forms

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