Main Entry: ²float

Function: verb

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb

1 : to rest on the surface of or be suspended in a fluid
2 a : to drift on or through or as if on or through a fluid <yellow leaves floated down> b : wander
3 of a currency : to find a level in the international exchange market in response to the law of supply and demand and without any restrictive effect of artificial support or controltransitive verb 1 a : to cause to float in or on the surface of a fluid b : to cause to float as if in a fluid
2 : flood <float a cranberry bog>
3 : to smooth (as plaster or cement) with a float
4 a : to put forth (as a proposal) for acceptance b : to place (an issue of securities) on the market c : to obtain money for the establishment or development of (an enterprise) by issuing and selling securities d : negotiate <float a loan>