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An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished."},{"definition":"Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We make a lot of interest from our nightly float."},{"definition":"A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That routine should not have used an int; it should be a float."},{"definition":"A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"It's true - I don't consider anything other than root-beer with vanilla ice-cream to be a \"real\" float."},{"definition":"A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A lowboy trailer","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(tempering) A device sending a copious stream of water to the heated surface of a bulky object, such as an anvil or die.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act of flowing; flux; flow.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A coal cart.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["initial public offering"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The boat floated on the water."},{"definition":"To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to float a boat"},{"definition":"To be capable of floating.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Oil floats on vinegar."},{"definition":"To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I’d love to just float downstream."},{"definition":"To drift or wander aimlessly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Images from my childhood floated through my mind."},{"definition":"To drift gently through the air.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The balloon floated off into the distance."},{"definition":"To move in a fluid manner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The dancer floated gracefully around the stage."},{"definition":"To circulate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"There's a rumour floating around the office that Jan is pregnant."},{"definition":"(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That’s a daft idea... it’ll never float."},{"definition":"To propose (an idea) for consideration.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I floated the idea of free ice-cream on Fridays, but no one was interested."},{"definition":"To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The yen floats against the dollar."},{"definition":"To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Increased pressure on Thailand’s currency, the baht, in 1997 led to a crisis that forced the government to float the currency."},{"definition":"To extend a short-term loan to.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Could you float me $50 until payday?"},{"definition":"To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"2007, Jonathan Reuvid, Floating Your Company: The Essential Guide to Going Public."},{"definition":"To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"It is time to float this horse's teeth."},{"definition":"To transport by float (vehicular trailer).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To perform a float.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/float","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/floats"]}]