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floating definition

float·ing (flōt′iŋ)

adjective

  1. that floats
  2. not fixed; not remaining in one place; moving about
  3. Finance
    1. designating an unfunded, short-term debt resulting from current operations and having no specified date for repayment
    2. not permanently invested; available for current expenses floating capital
  4. Mech. designating or of parts, as in a suspension, that reduce force or vibration
  5. Med. displaced from the normal position and moving more freely a floating kidney

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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