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free float

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An estimate of the proportion of shares of a public company that are not held by large owners and that are not stock with sales restrictions.

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noun

Meaning 2

A floating rate of exchange rate under which the currency's value is allowed to fluctuate in response to foreign-exchange market mechanisms without government intervention.

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Synonyms: clean float

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verb

Meaning 3

to alter a firearm so that no part of the barrel touches the stock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

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  • German: Streubesitz — shares of a public company that are not held by large owners