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  • 51spread — I. v. a. 1. Extend, expand, mantle, stretch, dilate. 2. Disperse, scatter, distribute. 3. Publish, divulge, propagate, disseminate, circulate, promulgate, make known, make public, spread abroad. 4. Propagate, spread, disseminate. 5. Emit, diffuse …

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  • 52spread — /spred/ noun 1. same as range 2. the difference between buying and selling prices (i.e. between the bid and offer prices) ■ verb to space something out over a period of time ● to spread payments over several months ♦ to spread a risk to make the… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 53Spread — Das Wort Spread bezeichnet in der Meteorologie die Differenz zwischen aktueller Lufttemperatur und Taupunkt, siehe Taupunktdifferenz in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften die Differenz zwischen zwei einheitsgleichen zu vergleichenden Größen, siehe… …

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  • 54Spread — 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… …

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  • 55Spread — Recorded in a wide range of spellings including Spratt, Spritt, Sprott, Sprout, Sproat, and according to the International Genealogical Index, Sprade, Spread, Spride, and the diminutive Spriddle, whilst Spragg, Sprague, Sprake, Sprigg, Spriggin… …

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  • 56spread — see money, like manure, does no good till it is spread in vain the net is spread in the sight of the bird …

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  • 57spread on — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. coat, cover, smear on; see spread 4 …

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  • 58spread — [OE] Spread is a general West Germanic word, with relatives in German spreiten and Dutch speiden. These point back to a common prehistoric ancestor *spraidjan. Where that came from is not clear, although it may have links with Latin spargere… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 59spread —    see lateral spread …

    Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • 60spread — spred n. food that can be spread (onto bread, etc.); cloth cover for a bed or table; expansion, growth; large area of land; range; large meal; story or advertisement that covers two pages v. open, extend; apply a layer on; scatter; distribute;… …

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