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• flotation — (also floatation) ► NOUN 1) the action of floating or capacity to float. 2) the process of offering a company s shares for sale on the stock market for the first time …   English terms dictionary

• flotation — The occasion on which a company s shares are offered on the market for the first time. Exchange Handbook Glossary flotation or floatation Flotation is the process of making a company s shares available to the general public by obtaining a… …   Financial and business terms

• flotation — UK [fləʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US [floʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms flotation : singular flotation plural flotations 1) [countable/uncountable] business the sale of shares in a company for the first time The firm is planning a £30 million stock market… …   English dictionary

• flotation — flo|ta|tion [fləuˈteıʃən US flou ] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: FLOAT1] 1.) a 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• flotation — flo|ta|tion [ flou teıʃn ] noun 1. ) uncount the ability to float or the process of floating: a flotation vest 2. ) count or uncount BUSINESS the sale of STOCK in a company for the first time: The firm is planning a $30 million stock market… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• flotation — noun (C, U) 1 the act of offering shares (share2 (6) in a company to the public for the first time: a massive flotation of government bonds 2 flotation chamber/compartment etc a container filled with air or gas, fixed to something to make it… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• flotation — The process of launching a public company for the first time by inviting the public to subscribe for its shares (also known as ‘going public’). It applies both to private and to previously nationalized share issues, and can be carried out by… …   Accounting dictionary

• flotation — The process of launching a public company for the first time by inviting the public to subscribe in its shares (also known as going public ). It applies both to private and to previously nationalized share issues, and can be carried out by means… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• flotation — [fləʊ teɪʃ(ə)n] (also floatation) noun 1》 the action of floating or capacity to float. 2》 the separation of small particles of a solid by their different capacities to float. 3》 the process of offering a company s shares for sale on the stock… …   English new terms dictionary

• flotation — [fləʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] business the sale of SHARES in a company for the first time …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Froth flotation — Diagram of a cylindrical froth flotation cell with camera and light used in image analysis of the froth surface. Froth flotation is a process for selectively separating hydrophobic materials from hydrophilic. This is used in several processing… …   Wikipedia