float

Definition 1
The number of shares of a security that are outstanding and available for trading by the public.

Definition 2
The amount of money or time represented by checks that are in transit between deposit and payment, or credit card purchases that are between the purchase and the payment.

Definition 3
To allow the value of currency to be determined solely by supply and demand without outside interference.




float is ...
... part of the
Banking, Lending & Credit, Stocks and Investor Relations subjects.


Related Terms

kiting -
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availability float -
collection float, debit card, asset-backed commercial paper, floating supply


float appears in these other terms

inverse floater, floating-rate bond, floating debt, floater, floating exchange rate, floating lien, floating security, free float, floating rate


float appears in the definitions of these other terms on BusinessDictionary.com

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