different between arbitrate vs arbitration

English

Etymology

From Latin arbitratus, past participle of arbitrari (“to be a witness, act as umpire”), from arbiter (“umpire”); see arbiter.

Verb

arbitrate (third-person singular simple present arbitrates, present participle arbitrating, simple past and past participle arbitrated)

1. To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter

   to arbitrate a disputed case
2. To submit (a dispute) to such judgment
3. (mathematics, rare) To assign an arbitrary value to, or otherwise determine arbitrarily.

   We wish to show f is continuous. Arbitrate epsilon greater than zero...

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Further reading

• arbitrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• arbitrate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Verb

arbitrate

1. second-person plural present indicative of arbitrare
2. second-person plural imperative of arbitrare
3. feminine plural of arbitrato

Anagrams

• bratterai, ribatterà

Latin

Participle

arbitr?te

1. vocative masculine singular of arbitr?tus

English

Etymology

From Middle English arbitracion, borrowed from Old French arbitration, from Latin arbitratio, from arbitrari (“to arbitrate, judge”); see arbitrate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???.b??t?e?.??n/, [???.b??t????e?.?n?]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???.b??t?e?.??n/, [???.b??t????e?.?n?]
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

arbitration (countable and uncountable, plural arbitrations)

1. The act or process of arbitrating.
2. A process through which two or more parties use an arbitrator or arbiter in order to resolve a dispute.
3. In general, a form of justice where both parties designate a person whose ruling they will accept formally. More specifically in Market Anarchist (market anarchy) theory, arbitration designates the process by which two agencies pre-negotiate a set of common rules in anticipation of cases where a customer from each agency is involved in a dispute.

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Translations

Further reading

• arbitration in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• arbitration in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Pronunciation

Noun

arbitration f (plural arbitrations)

1. arbitration

Related terms

• arbitratif