| 释义 |
spread bet, n. Brit. Gambling.
Brit. |ˈsprɛd ˌbɛt|, U.S. |ˈsprɛd ˈbɛt|
[‹ spread n. + bet n. Compare slightly earlier spread betting n.]
A bet placed under the system of spread betting.
[1988Newsday (Nexis) 30 Jan. 2 There are [in British betting] point-spread bets—called margins here. Ladbroke's will give 0–1 odds on the Broncos' winning by 10 to 12 points, for example. ]1992Evening Standard 3 Apr. 35/5 On offer is a spread bet on how many of the 30 fences the rank outsider will successfully jump. 1997Daily Mail (Nexis) 10 Dec. 15 During the course of a year, a backroom boy at a major financial institution is said to have built up his fortune by placing ‘spread bets’ on movements in share and currency prices. 2001Marketing Week 2 Aug. 6/4 Spread bets would be made on a traditional pools form and would enable punters to bet, for example, on how many goals will be scored in total in a football match or over a season by a football team.
Derivatives. spread better n. a bookmaker or company that offers spread betting; a person who engages in spread betting.
1994Investors Chron. 25 Feb. 14/3 *Spread betters: IG Index..; City Index. 1994Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 16 Oct. (Sport) 11 It is this flexibility that the spread-betters say gives them [sc. spread bets] the edge over conventional betting. 1997Daily Tel. 1 Apr. 13/3 How do spread betters view the election now? |