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• float process — float process, a process for making float glass …   Useful english dictionary

• float — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. a rest or move or cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking. b get afloat or set (a stranded ship) afloat. 2 intr. move with a liquid or current of air; drift (the clouds floated… …   Useful english dictionary

• Float glass — is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten tin. This method gives the sheet uniform thickness and very flat surfaces. Modern windows are made from float glass. Most float glass is soda lime glass, but relatively minor… …   Wikipedia

• Float-out — is the process in modern shipbuilding that follows the keel laying and precedes the fitting out process. It is analogous to launching a ship, a specific process that has largely been discontinued in modern shipbuilding. Both floating out and… …   Wikipedia

• Float-zone silicon — is a high purity alternative to silicon grown by the Czochralski process. The concentrations of impurities, such as carbon and oxygen, are extremely low. Impurities such as nitrogen, which are thought to bring about an improvement in mechanical… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — /fləυt/ noun 1. cash taken from a central supply and used for running expenses ● The sales reps have a float of £100 each. 2. the process of starting a new company by selling shares in it on the Stock Exchange ● The float of the new company was a …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• 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 — The number of shares that are actively tradable in the market, excluding shares that are held by officers and major stakeholders that have agreements not to sell until someone else is offered the stock. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * …   Financial and business terms

• 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