Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft . 2013.
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 — [flōt] n. [ME flote < OE flota, that which floats, ship, fleet < base of fleotan: see FLEET2] 1. anything that stays, or causes something else to stay, on the surface of a liquid or suspended near the surface; specif., a) an air filled… … English World dictionary
float — I. noun Etymology: Middle English flote boat, float, from Old English flota ship; akin to Old High German flōz raft, stream, Old English flēotan to float more at fleet Date: before 12th century 1. an act or instance of floating 2. something that… … New Collegiate Dictionary
float — [[t]floʊt[/t]] v. i. 1) to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant 2) to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along: The canoe floated downstream[/ex] 3) to rest or move in a liquid, the air, etc.: a balloon floating on… … From formal English to slang
float — /floht/, v.i. 1. to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated. 2. to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along: The canoe floated downstream. 3. to rest or move in a liquid, the air, etc.: a balloon… … Universalium
float — Synonyms and related words: Carling float, arrange, ascend, aspire, balsa, balsa raft, barge, bathe, bear up, become airborne, boat, bob, boom, brandish, bring off, bring up, broach, bundle, bundle off, buoy, buoy up, bus, carry off, cart,… … Moby Thesaurus
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
issue — Synonyms and related words: accomplishment, accord, activity, administer, affair, afford, airing, allot, allow, announce, answer, appear, argue, arise, artifact, ascertainment, at issue, attend, award, back number, bail out, bandying, basis, be… … Moby Thesaurus
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 paper — to issue cheques or other securities unsecured by bank deposits or assets Before the computer, banks took several days to clear cheques, an interval which could be used for taking unauthorized credit: He could probably stall [bankers]… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
