spread+over+and+cover

  • 21Spread — (1) The gap between bid and ask prices of a stock or other security. (2) The simultaneous purchase and sale of separate futures or options contracts for the same commodity for delivery in different months. Also known as a straddle. (3) Difference …

    Financial and business terms

  • 22cover — I. verb (covered; covering) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French coverir, covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co + operire to close, cover Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to guard from attack b …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23cover — cov|er1 W1S1 [ˈkʌvə US ər] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hide/protect)¦ 2¦(layer)¦ 3¦(include)¦ 4¦(distance)¦ 5¦(area)¦ 6¦(news)¦ 7¦(money)¦ 8¦(insurance)¦ 9¦(guns)¦ 10¦(sport)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24cover — Synonyms and related words: American plan, European plan, Smyth sewing, a la carte, abri, account for, accouple, accumulate, act, admit, afghan, agglutinate, air cover, air raid, air support, air raid shelter, alibi, altar carpet, altar cloth,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 25spread — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 increase in amount or number of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ good, great, wide ▪ rapid ▪ gradual, slow ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 26cover — cov•er [[t]ˈkʌv ər[/t]] v. t. 1) to be or serve as a covering for; extend over: Snow covered the fields[/ex] 2) to place something over or upon, as for protection, concealment, or warmth 3) to provide with a covering: Cover the pot with a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27over — adv., prep., n., & adj. adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 outward and downward from a brink or from any erect position (knocked the man over). 2 so as to cover or touch a whole surface… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 28All over — Over O ver, adv. 1. From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. [1913 Webster] 2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 29To boil over — Over O ver, adv. 1. From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. [1913 Webster] 2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30To come it over — Over O ver, adv. 1. From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. [1913 Webster] 2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English