floating-rate note

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a eurobond, often issued as a negotiable bearer bond, that has a floating rate of interest

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Words nearby floating-rate note

floating kidney, floating partition, floating point, floating-point representation, floating policy, floating-rate note, floating rib, floating screed, floating spleen, floating stock, floating supply

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