stock flotation

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• Flotation — Flo*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. flottation a floating, flottaison water line, fr. flotter to float. See {Flotilla}.] 1. The act, process, or state of floating. [1913 Webster] 2. The science of floating bodies. [1913 Webster] 3. (Com. & Finance) Act of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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 — 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 — 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

• stock — physical items ( inventory) that a business uses in its production process or has for sale in the ordinary course of doing business. Glossary of Business Terms Ownership of a corporation indicated by shares, which represent a piece of the… …   Financial and business terms

• Stock — Ownership of a corporation which is represented by shares which represent a piece of the corporation s assets and earnings. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. stock stock 1 [stɒk ǁ stɑːk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] especially… …   Financial and business terms

• 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 — 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 — also floatation noun Etymology: 2float Date: 1806 1. the act, process, or state of floating 2. an act or instance of financing (as an issue of stock) 3. the separation of the particles of a mass of pulverized ore according to their relative… …   New Collegiate Dictionary