3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR
Flotation Fləʊˈteɪʃn Noun Plans Stock Exchange Stock Market Remain
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flotation |
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(noun) |
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/fləʊˈteɪʃn/ /fləʊˈteɪʃn/ |
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- plans for (a) flotation on the stock exchange
- a stock-market flotation
- all who remain missing are believed to be wearing flotation devices.
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flotation(noun)/fləʊˈteɪʃn/ /fləʊˈteɪʃn/- the process of selling shares in a company to the public for the first time in order to raise money
- plans for (a) flotation on the stock exchange
- a stock-market flotation
- the act of floating on or in water
- All who remain missing are believed to be wearing flotation devices.
Word Origin- early 19th cent.: alteration of floatation (from float) on the pattern of French flottaison. The spelling flot- was influenced by flotilla.
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