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spread n1 a: the difference between any two prices for similar articlesthe spread between the list price and the market price of an articleb: the difference between the highest and lowest prices of a product or security for a given periodc: the difference between bid and asked prices (as of a stock)2 a: a simultaneous put option and call option in which the put price and the call price differ so that no profit is made unless the price falls below or rises above the put or call price respectively by more than enough to cover the cost of the option; also: the difference between the put price and call priceb: a transaction in which a participant hedges with simultaneous long and short options in different commodities or different delivery dates in the same commodity3: an arbitrage transaction operated by buying and selling simultaneously in two markets when there is an abnormal difference in price between the two markets; also: the difference in price4: the difference between the yields on investments in fixed-income securities equal in quality but with different maturity dates or with the same maturity dates but unequal quality
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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advertise, bestrew, bloat, branch, broadcast, broaden, bruit, circulate, cover, deploy, diffuse, dilate, disperse, disseminate, distribute, divaricate, divulgare, divulge, emanate, expand, explicare, extend, fan, fill out, flow, fork, inflate, irradiate, lengthen, make known, make public, mantle, open, outspread, overrun, overspread, penetrate, permeate, pervade, promulgate, propagate, publicize, publish, radiate, ramify, roll out, rumor, scatter, smear, sow, spargere, splay, sprawl, sprinkle, straggle, stretch, stretch out, strew, suffuse, swell, uncoil, unfold, unfurl, unravel, unroll, unwind, vent, widen
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accumulate (enlarge), augmentation, boom (increase), cast (throw), circulate, circulation, coverage (scope), deploy, diffuse, disburse (distribute), dispel, disperse (disseminate), dissipate (spread out), dissolve (disperse), distribute, division (act of dividing), enlarge, expand, growth (increase), herald, increase, inflate, inflated (enlarged), inflation (increase), issue (publish), magnify, pervade, post, proliferate, promulgate, publish, radiate, scope, utter
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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The difference between a bid price and an offer price of a share or other security.USAcredit default spread, Also known as a credit default swap spread or a credit spread (or sometimes, simply, the spread).In derivatives, an amount, typically specified in basis points, above LIBOR that a credit protection seller charges a credit protection buyer for credit protection in a credit derivative transaction, usually a credit default swap (CDS). The spread is essentially a fee that represents the price of selling credit protection on a particular reference entity. The higher the spread, the greater the credit risk of the reference entity.See also
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
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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 — (spr[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spreading}.] [OE. spreden, AS. spr[ae]dan; akin to D. spreiden, spreijen, LG. spreden, spreen, spreien, G. spreiten, Dan. sprede, Sw. sprida. Cf. {Spray} water flying in drops.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spread — (spr[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spreading}.] [OE. spreden, AS. spr[ae]dan; akin to D. spreiden, spreijen, LG. spreden, spreen, spreien, G. spreiten, Dan. sprede, Sw. sprida. Cf. {Spray} water flying in drops.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Spread — 〈[sprɛ̣d] m. 6 oder n. 15〉 Zinsaufschlag auf einen Basiszins, der mit sinkender Bonität des Kreditnehmers u. sinkendem Wettbewerb aufseiten des Kreditgebers steigt [engl., „Verbreitung, Verteilung, Streuung“] * * * Spread [sprɛd], der; s, s [engl … Universal-Lexikon
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Spread — Spread, v. i. 1. To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand. [1913 Webster] Plants, if they spread much, are seldom tall. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Governor Winthrop, and his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spread — Spread, imp. & p. p. of {Spread}, v. [1913 Webster] {Spread eagle}. (a) An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the United States. (b) The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its legs extended; often met as a device upon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English