The difference between Float and Quay
When used as nouns, float means a buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid, whereas quay means a stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels.
When used as verbs, float means of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface, whereas quay means to land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".
check bellow for the other definitions of Float and Quay
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Float as a verb (intransitive):
Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object so as that part of the object or substance remains above the surface.
Examples:
"The boat floated on the water."
"The oil floated on the vinegar."
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Float as a verb (transitive):
To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
Examples:
"to float a boat"
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Float as a verb (intransitive):
To be capable of floating.
Examples:
"That boat doesn’t float."
"Oil floats on vinegar."
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Float as a verb (intransitive):
To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating
Examples:
"I’d love to just float downstream."
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Float as a verb (intransitive):
To drift or wander aimlessly.
Examples:
"I’m not sure where they went... they’re floating around here somewhere."
"Images from my childhood floated through my mind."
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Float as a verb (intransitive):
To drift gently through the air.
Examples:
"The balloon floated off into the distance."
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Float as a verb (intransitive):
To move in a fluid manner.
Examples:
"The dancer floated gracefully around the stage."
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Float as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):
(of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
Examples:
"That’s a daft idea... it’ll never float."
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Float as a verb (transitive):
To propose (an idea) for consideration.
Examples:
"I floated the idea of free ice-cream on Fridays, but no one was interested."
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Float as a verb (intransitive):
To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
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Float as a verb (intransitive, finance):
(of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed to by rule.
Examples:
"The yen floats against the dollar."
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Float as a verb (transitive, finance):
To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
Examples:
"The government floated the pound in January."
"Increased pressure on Thailand’s currency, the baht, in 1997 led to a crisis that forced the government to float the currency."
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Float as a verb (transitive, colloquial):
To extend a short-term loan to.
Examples:
"Could you float me $50 until payday?"
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Float as a verb (transitive, finance):
To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
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Float as a verb (transitive):
To use a float (tool).
Examples:
"It is time to float this horse's teeth."
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Float as a verb (poker):
To perform a float.
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Float as a verb (computing, transitive):
To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
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Float as a noun:
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
Examples:
"Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook."
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Float as a noun:
A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
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Float as a noun:
A float board.
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Float as a noun:
A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
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Float as a noun:
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
Examples:
"When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float."
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Float as a noun:
An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
Examples:
"That float covered in roses is very pretty."
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Float as a noun (British):
A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
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Float as a noun (finance):
Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
Examples:
"Our bank does a nightly sweep of accounts, to adjust the float so we stay within our reserves limit."
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Float as a noun (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?):
An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
Examples:
"'2006, ''You don't actually need a broker to buy shares in a float when a company is about to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.'' — [[w:Australian Securities and Investments Commission Australian Securities and Investments Commission]] financial tips article, ''Buying shares in a float'' [http://www.fido.asic.gov.au/fido/fido.nsf/print/Buying+shares+in+a+float?opendocument]"
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Float as a noun (banking):
The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
Examples:
"No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished."
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Float as a noun (insurance):
Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
Examples:
"We make a lot of interest from our nightly float."
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Float as a noun (programming):
A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
Examples:
"That routine should not have used an int; it should be a float."
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Float as a noun:
A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.
Examples:
"It's true - I don't consider anything other than root-beer with vanilla ice-cream to be a "real" float."
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Float as a noun:
A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.
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Float as a noun (poker):
A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
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Float as a noun (knitting):
One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.
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Float as a noun (automotive):
a car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination
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Float as a noun (transport):
a lowboy trailer
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Float as a noun (tempering):
A device sending a copious stream of water to the heated surface of a bulky object, such as an anvil or die.
Examples:
"rfquotek Knight"
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Float as a noun (obsolete):
The act of flowing; flux; flow.
Examples:
"rfquotek Francis Bacon"
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Float as a noun:
A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.
Examples:
"rfquotek Mortimer"
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Float as a noun:
A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
Examples:
"rfquotek Knight"
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Float as a noun (UK, dated):
A coal cart.
Examples:
"rfquotek Simmonds"
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Float as a noun:
A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
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Float as a noun (computing):
A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
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Quay as a noun (nautical):
A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.
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Quay as a verb:
To land or tie up at a quay or similar structure, especially used in the phrase "quay up".