float account

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• float — 1 n 1: an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collection 2: the time between a transaction (as the writing of a check or a purchase on credit) and the actual withdrawal of funds to cover it float 2 vi of a currency …   Law dictionary

• Float (money supply) — In economics, float is duplicate money present in the banking system during the time between a deposit being made in the recipient s account and the money being deducted from the sender s account. It makes up the smallest part of the money supply …   Wikipedia

• float — The delay in processing transactions by banks and others which may permit the interest free use of funds for brief periods. Checks that have been credited to the depositor s bank account, but not yet debited to the drawer s bank account. The time …   Black's law dictionary

• float — The delay in processing transactions by banks and others which may permit the interest free use of funds for brief periods. Checks that have been credited to the depositor s bank account, but not yet debited to the drawer s bank account. The time …   Black's law dictionary

• float — The use of funds generated as a result of timing differences in the check clearing system. For banks, float occurs because debits given by the Federal Reserve to a bank s reserve account for checks being cleared can be received prior to the time… …   Financial and business terms

• Float — 1. The total number of shares publicly owned and available for trading. The float is calculated by subtracting restricted shares from outstanding shares. 2. A float can also refer to a small portion of the money supply representing a balance that …   Investment dictionary

• Float valve — A float valve is a mechanical feedback mechanism that regulates fluid level by using a float to drive an inlet valve so that a higher fluid level will force the valve closed while a lower fluid level will force the valve open. This is an example… …   Wikipedia

• Float Time — The amount of time between when an individual writes and submits a check as a payment and when the individual s bank receives the instruction to move funds from the account. Before the implementation of the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act …   Investment dictionary

• account analysis — An analysis performed to determine the profitability of each demand account to the bank. The analysis may also be used to determine the profitability of a group of demand accounts with the same owner. Account analysis is normally performed by the …   Financial and business terms

• float (to) —  Initiate; the time between when a check is written and when an account is debited.  ► “Still, a planned merger is not the only reason to float a debt issue.” (Chemical Week, Sept. 13, 1995, p. 28) …   American business jargon

• float — 1) In the USA, the proportion of a corporation s stocks that are held by the public rather than the corporation. 2) Money created as a result of a delay in processing cheques, e. g. when one account is credited before the paying bank s account… …   Big dictionary of business and management