Float

  • 41float — 1 verb 1 ON WATER (I) a) to stay or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking: Wood usually floats. | Annie was floating on her back in the pool. | along/down/past etc: The logs floated down the river. b) (T) to put something on the surface …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 42float — /floʊt / (say floht) verb (i) 1. to rest on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant. 2. to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along. 3. to rest or move in or as in a liquid, the air, etc. 4. to move or hover before the eyes or in the mind …

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  • 44Float — 1. The total number of shares publicly owned and available for trading. The float is calculated by subtracting restricted shares from outstanding shares. 2. A float can also refer to a small portion of the money supply representing a balance that …

    Investment dictionary

  • 45float — 1. noun /fləʊt,floʊt/ a) A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid. Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook. b) A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades When pouring a new driveway,… …

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  • 46Float — This unusual name is of Olde English pre 7th Century origins and derives from Flota , the ancient word for a boat or ship, and hence by inflation and useage, one who sailed a Flota became Float . The more common surname Sailor a name of Norse… …

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  • 47float — i. The horizontal distance traveled by an aircraft from the moment of a flare for landing to the actual touchdown. ii. A buoyant structure or component fitted to an aircraft to enable it to be supported in water or to stabilize it in water. See… …

    Aviation dictionary

  • 48float — The delay in processing transactions by banks and others which may permit the interest free use of funds for brief periods. Checks that have been credited to the depositor s bank account, but not yet debited to the drawer s bank account. The time …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 49float — The delay in processing transactions by banks and others which may permit the interest free use of funds for brief periods. Checks that have been credited to the depositor s bank account, but not yet debited to the drawer s bank account. The time …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 50float — Synonyms and related words: Carling float, arrange, ascend, aspire, balsa, balsa raft, barge, bathe, bear up, become airborne, boat, bob, boom, brandish, bring off, bring up, broach, bundle, bundle off, buoy, buoy up, bus, carry off, cart,… …

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