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modaraba

modaraba noun: a form of financial contract in some Muslim countries in which the investor (rab-ul-mal) entrusts money to a financial manager (mudarib) and any profits and losses are shared between them in an agreed manner.

Noun

modaraba (plural modarabas)

  1. A form of financial contract in some Muslim countries in which the investor (rab-ul-mal) entrusts money to a financial manager (mudarib) and any profits and losses are shared between them in an agreed manner.

Forms of modaraba

pluralmodarabas

Origin of modaraba

Borrowed from Arabic مُضَارَبَة (muḍāraba, “venture”).

Questions about modaraba

What does modaraba mean?
Modaraba means a form of financial contract in some Muslim countries in which the investor (rab-ul-mal) entrusts money to a financial manager (mudarib) and any profits and losses are shared between them in an agreed manner.
What part of speech is modaraba?
Modaraba is a noun.
What is the plural of modaraba?
The plural of modaraba is modarabas.

Words near modaraba in the dictionary

  1. modally
  2. modals
  3. Modane
  4. Modang
  5. Modanville
  6. modaraba
  7. modarabas
  8. modbeast
  9. modbot
  10. modbots
  11. Modbury

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