spread payments/repayments/costs — ► FINANCE to make regular payments towards the total cost of something, usually for a period of months or years: »Repayments can be spread over two years. Main Entry: ↑spread … Financial and business terms
spread costs — spread payments/repayments/costs ► FINANCE to make regular payments towards the total cost of something, usually for a period of months or years: »Repayments can be spread over two years. Main Entry: ↑spread … Financial and business terms
spread repayments — spread payments/repayments/costs ► FINANCE to make regular payments towards the total cost of something, usually for a period of months or years: »Repayments can be spread over two years. Main Entry: ↑spread … Financial and business terms
spread repayments/costs — spread payments/repayments/costs ► FINANCE to make regular payments towards the total cost of something, usually for a period of months or years: »Repayments can be spread over two years. Main Entry: ↑spread … Financial and business terms
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
spread — The price difference between two related markets or commodities. Chicago Board of Trade glossary l) Positions held in two different futures contracts, taken to profit from the change in the difference between the two contracts prices; e.g., long… … Financial and business terms
Spread — (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
spread — /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
spread — spread1 [ spred ] (past tense and past participle spread) verb *** ▸ 1 affect larger area ▸ 2 disease affects many ▸ 3 cover surface with something ▸ 4 divide/reduce something ▸ 5 be present in wide area ▸ 6 give information to many ▸ 7 move… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spread — I UK [spred] / US verb Word forms spread : present tense I/you/we/they spread he/she/it spreads present participle spreading past tense spread past participle spread *** 1) a) [intransitive] to gradually affect or cover a larger area UN leaders… … English dictionary