Definitions
of float
1. [n] - the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment 2. [n] - the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public 3. [n] - something that remains on the surface of a liquid 4. [v] - circulate or discuss tentatively 5. [v] - be afloat 6. [v] - be in motion due to some air or water current 7. [v] - set afloat 8. [v] - move lightly, as if suspended 9. [v] - put into the water 10. [v] - allow (currencies) to fluctuate 11. [v] - convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
Quotes
- Example use of the word float1. float data 2. The government floated the ruble for a few months 3. float a ship 4. The dancer floated across the stage 5. He floated the logs down the river 6. The boy floated his toy boat on the pond 7. The leaves were blowing in the wind 8. the boat drifted on the lake 9. The sailboat was adrift on the open sea 10. the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore 11. stay on a liquid surface 12. not sink 13. test the waters with 14. The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform
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