ɪnfˈɔːɹməli, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt sˈɛz ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ ɪfˈɪʃənt wˈeɪ fɔːɹ tˈuː pˈɑːɹɾiz tə tɹˈeɪd ɐ ɡˈʊd wɛn ðeɪ ˈiːtʃ hæv sˈiːkɹᵻt ænd pɹˌɑːbəbɪlˈɪstɪkli vˈɛɹiɪŋ vˌæljuːˈeɪʃənz fɔːɹ ɪt, wɪðˌaʊt ðə ɹˈɪsk ʌv fˈoːɹsɪŋ wˈʌn pˈɑːɹɾi tə tɹˈeɪd æɾə lˈɔs.
Informally, the result says that there is no efficient way for two parties to trade a good when they each have secret and probabilistically varying valuations for it, without the risk of forcing one party to trade at a loss.