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Arbitrage Pronunciation
Arbitrage is pronounced AHR-bi-trahzh, IPA /ˈɑrbɪˌtrɑʒ/.
AHR-bi-trahzh
US /ˈɑrbɪˌtrɑʒ/ · UK /ˈɑːbɪtrɪdʒ/
Syllables: AHR · bi · trahzh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Buying something in one market and selling it in another to profit from the price difference.
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Arbitrage in a Sentence
- The fund made its money on currency arbitrage.
- Faster cables closed the arbitrage window.
- There is little arbitrage left in that market.
Common Mispronunciations of Arbitrage
Not AHR-bi-trayj
The age at the end keeps its French sound, the zh of beige. So the word closes on trahzh rather than a hard j.
Not ahr-bi-TRAHZH
Open on the loudest syllable, AHR, and let the other two coast. British speakers often anglicise the whole word to AHR-bi-trij instead.
Tip: Three syllables, AHR-bi-trahzh. An arbitrageur, the person who does it, moves the beat to the end.
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