a sweet chocolate-flavored paste

In a publication and particularly a magazine, the two central pages, which belong to the same paper and face each other: the most visible part.

Alternative spelling of center spread

A spread betting bet or investment transaction

A form of gambling (or investment) in which a bookmaker (or broker) predicts a range of outcomes (or share price movements) and the better (or investor) places a stake on a higher or lower result and thus wins or loses a multiple of that stake, the multiple depending on the accuracy of the prediction

superlative form of wide-spread: most wide-spread

Alternative spelling of widespread

comparative form of wide-spread: more wide-spread

A spread designed for use in sandwiches, typically based on mayonnaise.

extra interest charged to borrowers with a bad credit rating