Flotation Definition

flō-tāshən
noun
The act, process, or condition of floating.
American Heritage
The act or condition of floating; specif., the act of beginning or financing a business, etc., as by selling an entire issue of bonds, securities, etc.
Webster's New World
The capacity to stay on the surface of soft material, as sand or snow.
Webster's New World
A method of ore separation in which finely powdered ore is introduced into a bubbling solution to which oils are added: certain minerals float on the surface, and others sink.
Webster's New World

(UK, finance) The launching onto the market of a tranch of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.

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Other Word Forms of Flotation

Noun

Singular:
flotation
Plural:
flotations

Flotation Sentence Examples

  • Guests are not to bring their own flotation devices into the park.

  • Google's stock market flotation is the most widely anticipated IPO of the year.

  • Dr. Johnson was also involved in the successful flotation of CAT on the London Stock Exchange.

  • The city center firm's most recent flotation was Lancaster-based Business Serve, who raised a total of £ 5.3 million.

  • The effluent was first treated in the dissolved air flotation unit to reduce the suspended solids in the effluent.

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Words Starting With

FFLFLO

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With F and Ending With N

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With F9 Letter Words Ending With N