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Noun: floatation  flow'tey-shun
  1. The phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
    - flotation
     
  2. Financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
    - flotation

Derived forms: floatations

See also: float

Type of: finance, physical phenomenon

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