Definition of Arbitrage

a method of buying something for one price and then immediately selling it for another price somewhere else

Examples of Arbitrage in a sentence

As home flippers, the couple would embrace arbitrage and make a huge profit on the real estate sales.  

The broker decided to use arbitrage techniques to buy foreign stocks at a discount and quickly unload them in the US.  

Vendors at the fair use arbitrage opportunities, buying Chinese toys for a few cents and selling them at a much higher dollar amount.  

The arbitrage process is considered riskless for the investor since he will immediately make a profit off of all he buys and sells.  

Investors couldn’t find any arbitrage opportunities today but are constantly on the lookout for come-ups.  

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