free floatn.

Brit.

/ˌfriː ˈfləʊt/, U.S.

/ˌfri ˈfloʊt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adj., float n.

Etymology: < free adj. + float n. (compare float n. Additions). Compare earlier (in more general sense) free-float v., free-floating adj. Compare total float n. at total adj. 5.

1. In critical path analysis: the leeway or float (float n. Additions) in the timing of an activity which can be utilized without adversely affecting the timing of subsequent activities.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > period during which activity may be extended

float1959

free float1961

1961 Operations Res. 9 319 Free float measures the amount an activity may be displaced when all other activities are started as early as possible.

1986 J. Yurkiewicz in J. E. Ullman Handbk. Engin. Managem. xvii. 385 If the total float is zero, then the free float must be zero also; the converse is not true.

2004 European Jrnl. Operational Res. 156 552/1 When free float is spread out evenly, propagation of a disturbance throughout the network is not taken into account.

2. Stock Market. The proportion of a company's shares which is available for trading by the general public.This may be well below the total number of shares in issue if a proportion of the shares is held by, for example, management or the company's founder and is never traded.

ΚΠ

1982 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 11 May b10 Companies failing to meet standards for minimum quoted value and free float of shares.

1998 Economist 15 Aug. 16/2 The intricate webs of cross-shareholdings among companies reduce the ‘free float’.

2003 R. Laulajainen Financial Geogr. i. 27 Sooner or later listed companies will expand the free float of their shares.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	free float
释义	free floatn. Brit. /ˌfriː ˈfləʊt/, U.S. /ˌfri ˈfloʊt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: free adj., float n. Etymology: < free adj. + float n. (compare float n. Additions). Compare earlier (in more general sense) free-float v., free-floating adj. Compare total float n. at total adj. 5. 1. In critical path analysis: the leeway or float (float n. Additions) in the timing of an activity which can be utilized without adversely affecting the timing of subsequent activities. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > period during which activity may be extended float1959 free float1961 1961 Operations Res. 9 319 Free float measures the amount an activity may be displaced when all other activities are started as early as possible. 1986 J. Yurkiewicz in J. E. Ullman Handbk. Engin. Managem. xvii. 385 If the total float is zero, then the free float must be zero also; the converse is not true. 2004 European Jrnl. Operational Res. 156 552/1 When free float is spread out evenly, propagation of a disturbance throughout the network is not taken into account. 2. Stock Market. The proportion of a company's shares which is available for trading by the general public.This may be well below the total number of shares in issue if a proportion of the shares is held by, for example, management or the company's founder and is never traded. ΚΠ 1982 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 11 May b10 Companies failing to meet standards for minimum quoted value and free float of shares. 1998 Economist 15 Aug. 16/2 The intricate webs of cross-shareholdings among companies reduce the ‘free float’. 2003 R. Laulajainen Financial Geogr. i. 27 Sooner or later listed companies will expand the free float of their shares. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1961
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