WordDictionary

Noun:

• A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
• An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
• A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.
• A soft beverage with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream floating in it.
• A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces.
• A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades
• banking The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
• British A small battery-powered vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
• finance|AU|and other Commonwealth countries? An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
• insurance Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
• finance Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
• programming Short form of floating-point number.

Verb:

• intransitive colloquial (of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
• finance (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.
• intransitive Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.
• intransitive To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
• intransitive To be capable of floating.
• intransitive To drift gently through the air.
• intransitive To drift or wander aimlessly.
• intransitive To move in a fluid manner.
• intransitive To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
• finance|AU|British|and other Commonwealth countries? To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
• finance To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
• transitive To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density; as, to float a boat.
• transitive To extend a short-term loan to.
• transitive To propose (an idea) for consideration.
• transitive To use a float (tool).