Apedia

Flotation Fləʊˈteɪʃn Noun Plans Stock Exchange Stock Market Remain

Word3 flotation
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /fləʊˈteɪʃn/ /fləʊˈteɪʃn/
Example
  • plans for (a) flotation on the stock exchange
  • a stock-market flotation
  • all who remain missing are believed to be wearing flotation devices.
Sound Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/f/flo/flota/flotation__us_1.mp3
Image
Search images by the word
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=flotation
Content

flotation

(noun)/fləʊˈteɪʃn/ /fləʊˈteɪʃn/
  1. 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
  2. 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.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Tags: extras

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Coming ele definitivamente não vem

Previous card: Friend mine ele é um velho amigo meu

Up to card list: 3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR