wide spread

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• wide|spread — «WYD SPREHD», adjective. 1. spread widely: »widespread wings. SYNONYM(S): outspread. 2. spread over a wide space: »a widespread flood. 3. occurring in many places or among many persons far apart: »a widespread belief …   Useful english dictionary

• wide|spread|ing — «WYD SPREHD ihng», adjective. = widespread. (Cf. ↑widespread) …   Useful english dictionary

• wide-spread — …   Useful english dictionary

• Wide — (w[imac]d), a. [Compar. {Wider} ( [ e]r); superl. {Widest}.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. w[=i]d; akin to OFries. & OS. w[=i]d, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. w[=i]t, Icel. v[=i][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having considerable distance or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wide gauge — Wide Wide (w[imac]d), a. [Compar. {Wider} ( [ e]r); superl. {Widest}.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. w[=i]d; akin to OFries. & OS. w[=i]d, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. w[=i]t, Icel. v[=i][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having considerable… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

• spread — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scatter, strew; disseminate, diffuse, circulate; cover; unfold, stretch; part, separate; show, display; expand, disperse, deploy. n. diffusion, expansion; extent, expanse; bedspread, coverlet; meal,… …   English dictionary for students

• 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 — 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. verb 1) he spread the map out Syn: lay out, open out, unfurl, unroll, roll out; straighten out, fan out; stretch out, extend; literary outspread Ant: fold up 2) the landscape spread out below …   Thesaurus of popular words

• wide opening — Abnormally wide spread between the bid and asked prices of a security at the opening of a trading session. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * *    When the spread between buying and selling prices is unusually wide …   Financial and business terms