Used in a Sentence

floated

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for floated.

Editorial note

Any idea what might happen to housing prices when interest rates jump from 4% to 10% (historically they floated around 6%)?

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of floated gathered in one view.

verb

To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.

verb

To not be tied to a reference.

verb

(intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for floated.

verb

To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.

verb

To not be tied to a reference.

verb

(intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).

verb

(transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.

Example sentences

1

Any idea what might happen to housing prices when interest rates jump from 4% to 10% (historically they floated around 6%)?

2

For example, Akamai floated close to $300M of convertible bonds to fund its expansion.

3

Jeff has already floated the idea of offering a coupon[3] to interested employers, demonstrating that he's aware of and working to correct the issue.

4

When was the last time you heard about a small operation with little revenue, no profits and not much of a business model getting floated?

5

The tab order is semantically incorrect because I floated the two fields in opposite directions!

6

I booked it and must've floated for closer to three, which was about right.

7

I seem to remember that it was floated off as a separate thing.

8

Meanwhile the politicians are accessible and not corrupt or extreme, the country is staggeringly beautiful, the food delicious and nutritional, and the economy floated through the GFC as our bankers were sensible and bolstered by solid laws.

9

I heard that Andy Rubin first floated Android OS to Samsung to launch.

10

I did the calculation for Blekko at one time and a couple of million paid subscribers could have floated the base search engine.

11

Even if 90% of that 10% was still considered crap by any one person, in aggregate it was generally better than the 90% it floated on top of.

12

I'm surprised Twitter's stock has floated as long as it has.

Quote examples

1

Last year a new kind of "aboriginal bond" was floated for the first time to get around this, and hopefully more will come.

2

Component { render() { return ( <div className="Header"> <Logo /> <Avatar /> </div> ); } } You want the Avatar to be floated to the right, so you do:.

3

You can hear most of this echoed when fairly sensible ideas like "maybe Americans should pull out of Europe and let the Europeans, who are economically and technologically able, to deal with defense needs for themselves" are floated.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use floated in a sentence?

Any idea what might happen to housing prices when interest rates jump from 4% to 10% (historically they floated around 6%)?

What does floated mean?

To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.

What part of speech is floated?

floated is commonly used as verb.