How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
spread out — verb 1. move outward (Freq. 6) The soldiers fanned out • Syn: ↑diffuse, ↑spread, ↑fan out • Derivationally related forms: ↑spread (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Spread Betting — A form of betting that depends on the establishment of a spread, or a buying and selling price, for a particular market or instrument at a certain time. For example, a bookmaker may offer a spread for next week of 120 to 130 on a market index… … Financial and business terms
spread — 1 /spred/ verb past tense and past participle spread 1 OPEN OR ARRANGE also spread sth out (T) to open something so that it covers a bigger area, or arrange a group of things, so that they cover a flat surface: spread sth on: Let s spread the map … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Spread — 1. The difference between the bid and the ask price of a security or asset. 2. An options position established by purchasing one option and selling another option of the same class but of a different series. 1. The spread for an asset is… … Investment dictionary
spread v — Q: How is a blonde like peanut butter? A: They spread for the bread. spreadsheet n … English expressions
Spread betting — is any of various types of wagering on the outcome of an event, where the pay off is based on the accuracy of the wager, rather than a simple win or lose outcome, which is known as money line betting. A spread is a range of outcomes, and the bet… … Wikipedia
Spread offense — “Spread offense” may also refer to the four corners offense developed by Dean Smith. The spread offense is an offensive American football scheme that is used at every level of the game including the NFL, CFL, NCAA, NAIA, and high schools across… … Wikipedia
spread — n 1 a: the difference between any two prices for similar articles the spread between the list price and the market price of an article b: the difference between the highest and lowest prices of a product or security for a given period c: the… … Law dictionary
Spread — may refer to: *Statistical dispersion *Spread (food), an edible paste put on other foods *the score difference being wagered on in spread betting *the measure of line inclination in rational trigonometry *Temperature Dewpoint spread, dew point… … Wikipedia
spread — [spred] vt. spread, spreading [ME spreden < OE sprædan, akin to Ger spreiten < IE * sprei d , to sprinkle, strew < base * (s)p(h)er , to strew, spray, burst (of buds) > SPRAY1, SPRAWL, SPROUT] 1. to draw out so as to display more… … English World dictionary
