transcription, транскрипция: [ əfloʊt ]
1.
If someone or something is afloat , they remain partly above the surface of water and do not sink.
They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat...
ADV : usu ADV after v , also v-link ADV , n ADV
2.
If a person, business, or country stays afloat or is kept afloat , they have just enough money to pay their debts and continue operating. ( BUSINESS )
They are borrowing just to stay afloat, not for investment.
= solvent
ADV : usu ADV after v , also v-link ADV , n ADV