| 词汇 | flotation |
| 释义 | flotation noun (UK alsofloatation)uk /fləʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ us /floʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ flotationnoun (BUSINESS)[ C or U ]UK an occasion when a company's shares are sold to the public for the first time: （公司股票的）发行 stock market flotationThe Glasgow-based company is to launch a stock market flotation this summer.这家总部设在格拉斯哥的公司将于今年夏天在股票市场上市。 Stock markets algo anti-city anti-dilution anti-speculation anti-speculative arbitrageur asset-stripping broker bull market capital investment carpetbagger equity gilt grubstake head fake hedging ICO inconvertible rentier stockbroker belt You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Success & failure in business flotationnoun (FLOAT)[ U ] the action of floating浮，漂浮 flotation chamber/compartment/tank (UK alsofloatation chamber/compartment/tank) a container filled with water in which people float in order to relax: （放松身体用的）浮室／舱／罐 She'd just had a session in a flotation tank. Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking bail out buoy buoyancy buoyant buoyantly capsize floatation founder ground keel over kickboard outrigger refloat ride run run aground/ashoreidiom scupper scuttle sunken waterlogged flotation | Business Englishflotation noun[ C or U ] STOCK MARKET mainly UKuk /fləʊˈteɪʃən/us(also UKfloatation) a situation in which a company offers shares for sale on a stock market for the first time: Shares fell one point to 138p, their lowest level since flotation in May. a planned/proposed/possible flotationInterest from institutional investors in a possible flotation is rumoured to be strong. Several subsidiaries were sold during a public flotation in 2005. flotation of sthFinance experts have predicted a wave of flotations of private equity firms. £500 million/$2.4 billion, etc. flotationPlans will be announced for a $1.1 billion flotation later today. Publicly, the firm remains committed to a stock market flotation, which is likely to value it at up to pounds 4.5 bn. The French media giant is the latest in a series of companies to abandon flotation plans. Shares ended the week at 392p, compared with their 380p flotation price. Examples of flotationflotation Advertising to publicise the offer for sale of the 12 regional electricity companies will be undertaken to inform the public of the forthcoming flotations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should have encouraged savings, especially in the light of the huge windfalls that consumers were receiving from building societies and insurance companies following flotations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, second-named account holders cannot risk taking the obvious step of changing the order of names on their account in anticipation of future flotations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Each one cost a good deal of money in advertising and underwriting, and these three flotations happened to come together at a bad time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The flotations so far, for whatever reason, have been far too greatly over-subscribed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The latter part of 2000 was a period when stock markets were weak and there were very few flotations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Arrangements for employees of the electricity supply industry will be announced at a suitable date closer to the flotations of the electricity companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The flotations of state-owned companies have been conducted with great and acknowledged success throughout the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not motivated by share options or by windfalls from stock market flotations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many stockbrokers have got fat at the public's—indeed, the taxpayer's—expense from share flotations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their practice is to sell assets cheaply so that flotations cannot fail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I giggled at that, because the truth is that the market could not stand these two flotations this year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Total costs of privatisation will be published in the appropriation accounts once flotations have been completed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have learnt lessons from the previous flotations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every privatisation has different aspects and takes a different form—from stock market flotations of whole industries to management buy-outs of small companies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of flotation These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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