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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

free float

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
free float
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An estimate of the proportion of shares of a public company that are not held by large owners and that are not stock with sales restrictions.

noun

A floating rate of exchange rate under which the currency's value is allowed to fluctuate in response to foreign-exchange market mechanisms without government intervention.

verb

to alter a firearm so that no part of the barrel touches the stock.

Inflected Forms

free floats (plural) free floats (present, singular) free floating (participle, present) free floated (participle, past) free floated (past)

Synonyms

clean float

Questions

What does free float mean?
An estimate of the proportion of shares of a public company that are not held by large owners and that are not stock with sales restrictions.

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