arbs
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🇺🇸
/ɑrbz/
🇬🇧
/ɑːbz/
(arb)
profitable trade from price differences
Etymology
'arb' originates as a clipped colloquial form of the English word 'arbitrage', which itself comes from French 'arbitrage' (from 'arbitre').
'arbitrage' entered English from French 'arbitrage'; in financial/trading slang from the 20th century it was shortened to 'arb', and the plural/3rd-person form became 'arbs'.
Originally, 'arbitrage' referred more generally to arbitration/decision-making; in finance it came to mean exploiting price differences for profit, and 'arb' took on that specialized financial sense.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'arb': an instance/opportunity of arbitrage — a trade or set of trades that exploits a price difference between markets for a profit.
There were several arbs on the crypto exchanges today.
Synonyms
Verb 1
third-person singular of 'arb' (to arb): to carry out arbitrage; to take advantage of price differences across markets.
She arbs between exchanges to lock in small, risk-free profits.
Synonyms
Last updated: 2025/10/03 11:36