flotation

🇺🇸 /fləʊˈteɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /fləʊˈteɪʃn/
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noun
R

When a company starts selling its shares to the public for the first time to get money.

The company planned its flotation carefully to attract investors.

R

The ability to stay on the surface of the water without sinking.

Lifeguards use flotation devices to help swimmers who are struggling in the water.

translation

n. When a company starts selling its shares to the public for the first time to get money.; The ability to stay on the surface of the water without sinking.

Word Forms

Plural flotations