Meaning

noun the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)

noun financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares

originEtymology tree English float Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English flotation From float + -ation.

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