See Also: fore(1)(dictionary)
fore-(dictionary)
fore(dictionary)
fore(2)(dictionary)
fore-end(dictionary)
fore and aft(dictionary)
fore-(dictionary)
Fore(medicine)
fore 2, adjective(dictionary)
fore-appoint(dictionary)

spread betting (oh) and fore(1) (iou)


spread betting (oh)



n [U]
a type of Betting on Sports events in which someone says what they think the final score will be
a way of buying and selling shares in which someone bets money on whether shares in a particular company will go up or down in value
-- spread bet n [C]

fore(1) (iou)



fore adjective & noun. L15.
[Independent use of FORE-.]
A. adjective.
Anterior in time, previous, former. L15-E18.
Situated in front. Freq. opp. back, hind, aft. E16.
J. Spottiswood The Cannon having made great breaches in the fore and back walls.
b. noun. The forepart of something, the front; the bow of a ship. (Earliest in to the fore below.) M17.
to the fore (a) (of a person) present, on the spot, alive, surviving; (b) (of money etc.) ready, available; (c) in full view, conspicuous; (d) come to the fore, come to the front, come into prominence, take a leading part.