flo·ta·tion
noun/fləʊˈteɪʃn/
/fləʊˈteɪʃn/
- (also float)[countable, uncountable] (business) the process of selling shares in a company to the public for the first time in order to raise money
（公司）首次公开发行股票 - plans for (a) flotation on the stock exchange
在证券市场上发行股票的计划 - a stock-market flotation
在股票市场上市
- plans for (a) flotation on the stock exchange
- [uncountable] (formal) the act of floating on or in water
浮；漂浮 - All who remain missing are believed to be wearing flotation devices.
据信，所有仍然失踪的人都穿戴了漂浮装置。
- All who remain missing are believed to be wearing flotation devices.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: alteration of floatation (from float) on the pattern of French flottaison. The spelling flot- was influenced by flotilla.