flotation
Translation
flotation, flotation (finance)
Examples
The life vest provides enough flotation to keep you afloat.
The life jacket provides enough flotation to keep you afloat.
The company is planning a stock market flotation next year.
The company is planning a stock market flotation next year.
Grammar Patterns
((flotation)) the fact of floating. The life vest provides enough flotation.
((a stock market flotation)) an occasion when a company's shares are sold to the public for the first time. The company is planning a stock market flotation.
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Etymology
From 'float' + the suffix '-ation', which indicates an action or process. 'Float' comes from Old English 'flotian'.
Memory Tips
Connects to the verb 'to float'. Imagine something floating on water for the physical meaning, or a company 'floating' its shares on the market for the financial one.