Flotation
WordNet

noun


(1)   Financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
(2)   The phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
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Noun



  1. A state of floating, or being afloat.
  2. A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles.
  3. The launching onto the market of a tranch of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.
 
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