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• floating population — UK US noun [C] ► a group of people who frequently move from place to place: »China s floating population of migrant workers reached a record 211 million in 2009 …   Financial and business terms

• floating population — /ˌfləυtɪŋ pɒpjυ leɪʃ(ə)n/ noun people who move from place to place …   Marketing dictionary in english

• population — pop‧u‧la‧tion [ˌpɒpjˈleɪʆn ǁ ˌpɑː ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] the number of people who live in a particular country or area: • a city with a population of over 2 million • Hong Kong s rapid growth in population 2. [countable usually… …   Financial and business terms

• floating — adj. not settled in a definite place; fluctuating; variable (the floating population). Phrases and idioms: floating anchor a sea anchor. floating bridge 1 a bridge on pontoons etc. 2 a ferry working on chains. floating debt a debt repayable on… …   Useful english dictionary

• floating — adjective Date: 1600 1. buoyed on or in a fluid 2. located out of the normal position < a floating kidney > 3. a. continually drifting or changing position < the floating population > b. not presently committed or invested < floating capital > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• floating — float|ing [ floutıŋ ] adjective * not fixed or permanent, and therefore likely to change: a floating exchange rate floating population: a floating population of migrant workers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• floating — adjective 1 floating population if a city has a floating population, the number of people who live there keeps changing because people move into and out of it 2 technical an organ or part of your body that is floating is not properly connected or …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• floating */ — UK [ˈfləʊtɪŋ] / US [ˈfloʊtɪŋ] adjective not fixed or permanent, and therefore likely to change a floating exchange rate floating population: a floating population of migrant workers …   English dictionary

• floating — adjective 1) floating seaweed Syn: buoyant, on the surface, afloat, drifting Ant: sunken 2) floating helium balloons Syn: hovering, levitating, suspended, hangi …   Thesaurus of popular words

• floating — floatingly, adv. /floh ting/, adj. 1. being buoyed up on water or other liquid. 2. having little or no attachment to a particular place; moving from one place to another: a floating work force. 3. Pathol. away from its proper position, esp. in a… …   Universalium

• floating — float|ing1 [ˈfləutıŋ US ˈflou ] adj [only before noun] often changing, and not staying the same ▪ You can choose either a fixed or floating interest rate for the loan. ▪ The area has a large floating population. floating 2 floating2 n [U] the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English