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flotation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | floatation |
| Type of | physical phenomenon |
| Derivation | float |
flotation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | floatation |
| Type of | finance |
Examples of flotation
flotation
What was supposed to be a rescue plan is now a flotation device for the buoyant.
From the chron.com
Thankfully, the shoulder pads on their dresses can be used as flotation devices.
From the sltrib.com
As for Facebook, it cannot be entirely held responsible for a botched flotation.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Given the strong investor demand, the flotation is already considered a success.
From the economist.com
The company is now preparing for a stockmarket flotation in the next few months.
From the economist.com
Their permission to sell is staggered from a year after flotation to five years.
From the guardian.co.uk
Since flotation we have noted three batches of market downgrades to Ocado stock.
From the guardian.co.uk
We had an opportunity to purchase Glencore shares at flotation and chose not to.
From the guardian.co.uk
And so, the huge tank was filled with gasoline, not as a fuel, but as flotation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- The phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
- Financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
- A state of floating, or being afloat; A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles; The launching onto the market of a tranch of stocks or shares, usually a new issue
- (flotational) Pertaining to flotation
- When a company first offers its shares for sale, usually with a big publicity fanfare.
- Tractive ability of the transport device to resist sinkage into the medium being traversed (7).
- Buoyant material set into the ends (or other panels) of a canoe to make it float if upset.
- The occasion on which a company's shares are offered on the market for the first time.
- Characteristic of a vehicle, by reason of large softly inflated tyres, not to sink on soft going such as mud or sand.
