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  • 41floor space — UK US noun [U] ► COMMERCE the area of the floor of a building such as a store, office, or factory: »While food takes up 15% of the floorspace in the stores, it accounts for around 40% of sales. »retail/commercial/industrial floorspace …

    Financial and business terms

  • 42floor planning — floor plan·ning n: a method of financing a retail sales business in which the retailer gives a security interest in all of the inventory to the lender or seller Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 43Floor — 〈[flɔ:(r)] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Wirtsch.〉 1. (an Warenbörsen) häufig vorhandener, separater Raum, in dem Handelsgeschäfte getätigt werden können 2. freiwillig vereinbarte Mindestrendite bei Geldanlagen mit variablem Zins [Etym.: <engl. floor,… …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 44floor lamp — n AmE a tall lamp that stands on the floor British Equivalent: standard lamp …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45Floor — [flɔ:] der; s, s <aus engl. floor »Fußboden; Stockwerk; Sitzungssaal«, dies zu mhd. vluor »Boden(fläche), Saatfeld«>: 1. (an Produktenbörsen) abgegrenzter Raum, in dem sich die Makler zur Abwicklung von Termingeschäften zusammenfinden. 2.… …

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  • 46floor show — floor shows also floorshow N COUNT A floor show is a series of performances by dancers, singers, or comedians at a night club …

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  • 47floor leader — floor′ lead er n. gov the leader of the majority or minority party in a legislature, as in the U.S. Congress, responsible for shaping the party s strategy and directing its activities on the floor • Etymology: 1895–1900; amer …

    From formal English to slang

  • 48floor manager — floor′ man ager n. 1) gov a person assigned to direct the proceedings on the floor of an assembly, as at a political convention 2) sbz the stage manager of a television program 3) a floorwalker • Etymology: 1885–90, amer …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49floor plan — floor′ plan n. a diagram of a room, apartment, or floor of a building, usu. drawn to scale • Etymology: 1865–70 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50floor-length — floor′ length adj. clo extending to the floor, as a skirt • Etymology: 1935–40 …

    From formal English to slang