释义 |
flotationflo‧ta‧tion /fləʊˈteɪʃən $ floʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable] flotationOrigin: 1800-1900 ➔ FLOAT1 - The money from the share flotation will be used to strengthen the company's financial position.
- All right then, how many of your would like to try a session in a flotation tank?
- At the time of its flotation I had an argument with some one who was planning to invest in it.
- However, with a flotation come outside shareholders and a proportionate loss of control.
- Now he's leading the company's stock market flotation, an exercise which brings a personal bonus of £1.3m.
- Profit predictions for 1992 at the time of flotation in 1989 were around £20m.
- The shares were the remainder of those allotted to Abbey National savers and borrowers at the time of its flotation.
- The stock market's recent steady performance in the run up to the water issue has helped ensure the success of the flotation.
- The stock market debutant has lost 70 % of its value since its flotation last month.
► Stocks & Sharesbear, nounbearish, adjectivebear market, nounbond, nounbondholder, nounbroker, nounbrokerage, nounbull, nounbullish, adjectivebull market, nouncall option, nounclose, verbcommon stock, controlling interest, nouncrash, verbcrash, noundisinvestment, noundividend, nounDow Jones Average, float, verbflotation, noungilt, noungilt-edged, adjectiveinsider trading, nounirredeemable, adjectivejobber, nounjunk bond, nounmarketmaker, nounmutual fund, nounordinary shares, nounover-the-counter, adjectivepar, nounportfolio, nounprospectus, nounredemption, nounrights issue, nounsavings bond, nounsell-off, nounshare, nounshareholder, nounshare index, nounspread, nounstock, nounstockbroker, nounstock certificate, nounstock company, nounstock exchange, nounstockholder, nounstock market, nounsubscribe, verbtrade, verbunit trust, noununlisted, adjective NOUN► market· Now he's leading the company's stock market flotation, an exercise which brings a personal bonus of £1.3m.· The group was set to make £40m profit this year: a stock market flotation loomed. ► tank· All right then, how many of your would like to try a session in a flotation tank?· The difference between a flotation tank and other relaxation techniques is that other methods require effort on the part of the patient.· For the ultimate in relaxation, few treatments can beat the experience of a flotation tank.· Clients wash and shower before entering the flotation tank. 1a time when shares in a company are made available for people to buy for the first time: The company has decided to postpone its flotation on the stock market.2flotation chamber/compartment etc a container filled with air or gas, fixed to something to make it float |