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free float

The English word “free float” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  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.
  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.

verb

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