bid-ask spread
/bɪd æsk sprɛd/
the difference between the highest price a buyer will pay and the lowest price a seller will accept
bid-ask spread in a sentence
“The bid-ask spread on the thinly traded stock was $0.50, making it expensive to trade.”
Origin of bid-ask spread
Old English beodan to offer + Old Norse asca to ask + Old French espandre to spread
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