⛵ To set afloat again 💹 To relist shares

to refloat

7.9

Return a company's shares to public trading on a stock market

verb
/rɪˈfloʊt/

: relistar

After the takeover the board successfully refloated the firm, returning it to public trading.

Examples

Investors welcomed the decision to refloat the bank because it would increase liquidity and confidence.
The company plans to refloat its shares next month.
The company announced plans to refloat its shares after completing the restructuring next month.
After the restructuring, they will refloat the stock.
The company announced plans to refloat its shares after completing the restructuring next month.
Investors welcomed the decision to refloat the bank because it would increase liquidity and confidence.
After the takeover, the board successfully refloated the firm, returning it to public trading.

Synonyms

to relist

vsto refloat

Specialized

1 5.5

To put a company's shares back on the stock market after they were taken off

is used when return follows rescue or restructuring

Antonyms

to withdraw

94 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

to delist

Specialized

3 6.6

To remove something, like a company's stock or a product, from an official list so it is no longer available

Surface Forms

refloat infinitive

refloated past

refloated past participle

refloating present participle

refloats third person singular

Morphology

refloat = float (semi-transparent) = re + float

Formally 're-' + 'float' is regular, but this sense depends on a specialised financial meaning of 'float' (to list shares) that learners may not know, so inference is only partially reliable.

Etymology

Refloat in finance uses the same parts, re- 'again' and float, which here means 'to put shares on a market'. So to refloat a company is to put its shares 'on the market' again after they were removed.