/fləʊˈteɪʃn ||; floˈteʃən/noun1 (also float) [C,U] (technical术语) the process of selling shares in a company to the public for the first time in order to obtain money (股票的)首次发行: plans for (a) flotation on the stock exchange 在证券交易所首次发行股票的计划
2 [U] the act of floating on or in water (在水上或水中)漂浮