float

n//floʊt//

flöte, flyta, sväva, driva omkring

  1. A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.

  2. (intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).

  3. To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.

  4. (intransitive) To be capable of floating.

  5. (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.

  6. (transitive, retail) To prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers making cash payments or (by extension) by recording the time a till starts being used for card payments if it is card-only

  7. (transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.

  8. (intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.

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