float
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Is float a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).Examples: "Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't."Synonyms: rideintransitive
2. (intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).Examples: "The boat floated on the water."; "The oil floated on the vinegar."Synonyms: ride, swimintransitive
3. (transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.Examples: "to float a boat"transitive
4. (intransitive) To be capable of floating.Examples: "That boat doesn't float."; "Oil floats on vinegar."intransitive
5. (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.Examples: "I’d love to just float downstream."intransitive
6. (intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.Examples: "I’m not sure where they went... they're floating around here somewhere."; "Images from my childhood floated through my mind."intransitive
noun (English)
1. (British) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.Examples: "As soon as the skies brightened and plum-blossom was out, Paul drove off in the milkman's heavy float up to Willey Farm."British
2. (finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.Examples: "Our bank does a nightly sweep of accounts, to adjust the float so we stay within our reserves limit."
3. (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) 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.Examples: "You don't actually need a broker to buy shares in a float when a company is about to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange."Synonyms: initial public offeringAustralia
4. (banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.Examples: "No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished."
5. (insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.Examples: "We make a lot of interest from our nightly float."
6. (programming) A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.Examples: "That routine should not have used an int; it should be a float."; "If you want to be a scientist or an engineer, learn to say “no” to singles and floats."
Definition source: Wiktionary