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单词 flotation
释义
flotationflo‧ta‧tion /fləʊˈteɪʃən $ floʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINflotation
Origin:
1800-1900 FLOAT1
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • The money from the share flotation will be used to strengthen the company's financial position.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • 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.
word sets
WORD SETS
bear, 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
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· 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.
· 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
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