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1. Spread
   [food] A spread is a food that is literally spread, generally with a knife, onto bread, crackers, or other food products. Spreads are added to food to provide flavor and texture, and are an integral part of the dish, i.e. they should be distinguished from condiments, which are optional addit...
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2. Spread
   [typography] In page layout and typography, a spread (often redundantly called a two-page spread) is the unit formed by two adjacent, facing pages in a magazine or other publication, featuring a single image (such as a photograph or piece of artwork) or a themed group of images (such as a fl...
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3. 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 between the price at which an underwriter buys an iss...
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4. spread
   Difference between buy and sell prices on the same coin(s) from the same party. Also, the degree of separation between impressions on a doubled die.
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5. Spread
   Is the simultaneous purchase and sale of two related instruments. This strategy tries to transform outright price risk into a basis or relationship risk position. It is also viewed as the difference between the bid and the offer or the profit margin.
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6. Spread
   A low-fat alternative to butter or margarine, usually made from vegetable oils that are hydrogenated to the desired consistency. Other ingredients are added to provide flavor, texture, and color.
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7. spread
   Gross profit. See gross profit; markup.
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8. Spread
   Uniformity and completeness with which pesticide spray deposit covers continuous surface, such as single leaf or seed.
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9. Spread
   In relation to share, bond and currency markets, the difference between the bid price and the ask (offering) price, incorporating both an estimate of demand and potential profit for the seller; In relation to unit trusts, the difference between the allocation of redemption price of units, as a resul...
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10. Spread
    (i) The difference between the bid and ask price of a security.
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11. spread
    The difference between the Bid and the Offer Price.
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12. Spread
    The difference between the bid price and the offer price of a share.
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13. spread
    [adj] - prepared or arranged for a meal 2. [n] - a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers 3. [n] - process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space 4. [n] - two facing pages of a book or other publication 5. [n] - act of extending over a wid...
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14. SPREAD
    Systems Programming, Research, Engineering and Development [IBM]
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15. spread
    Two or more adjoining pages that would appear in view on sheet.
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16. Spread
    the directional spread at Tpeak
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17. Spread
    A term referring to the difference in two prices. The contango or backwardation between two prompt dates or the difference between the bid and offer price.
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18. Spread
    The difference in prices between bid and offer rates. The inter-bank spread is considered the smallest and the variation between tourist buy & sell rates is generally the largest.
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19. Spread
    The difference between the bid price and the offer price for shares and for units in a unit trust.... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/spread.htm?id=1963&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of spread'>more</a>
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20. Spread
    Growth of a cancer from where it started. A cancer can spread to areas next to where it began to grow (local spread) or to other parts of the body (secondary cancer or metastasis).
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21. spread
    See bid/offer spread
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22. spread
    the divergence of an air stream after it leaves an outlet Category: Physics • the variation between the limiting values of transistor parameters; normally due to variations in device type or in operating conditions, or both Category: Electrical engineering and energy • the ge...
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23. spread
    Yield spread represents the differential between the yields on two comparable bonds in different markets. If the spread tightens, this means the differential has narrowed, and if it widens, it has got bigger. A bid/offer spread is the difference between the price at which a market maker or dealer is...
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24. Spread
    Spread transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Spread ; present participle & verbal noun Spreading .] [ Middle English spreden , Anglo-Saxon sprædan ; akin to Dutch
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25. Spread
    Spread intransitive verb 1. To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand. « Plants, if they spread much, are seldom tall.» Bacon. « Governor Winth...
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