Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
floater policy — In insurance, policy which is issued to cover items which have no fixed location such as jewelry or other items of personal property worn or carried about by the insured. See also floating policy … Black's law dictionary
policy — The general principles by which a government is guided in its management of public affairs, or the legislature in its measures. A general term used to describe all contracts of insurance. See policy of insurance. This term, as applied to a law,… … Black's law dictionary
floater — float·er n 1 [from the notion that the policy “floats” with the goods it insures, wherever they might be located]: a policy or supplemental attachment to a policy insuring specific items of personal property (as jewelry or art); specif: a policy… … Law dictionary
floater — [flōt′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that floats ☆ 2. a person who illegally casts a vote at each of several polling places ☆ 3. a person who changes his or her place of residence or work at frequent intervals; drifter; esp., a transient laborer 4.… … English World dictionary
Floater (disambiguation) — A floater is a shadow like shape that appears singly or together with several others in the field of vision of some individuals.Floater may also mean:* Floater (band), a band based in Portland, Oregon *Floater (alien), a race of enemy aliens in… … Wikipedia
Floater — Floating rate bond. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * floater float‧er [ˈfləʊtə ǁ ˈfloʊtər] noun [countable] 1. FINANCE a bond with a variable interest rate: • The issue was split into three fixed rate tranches and one floater … Financial and business terms
floater — An informal name for a security with a variable coupon rate. Particularly used to refer to floating rate CMO tranches. American Banker Glossary A bond whose interest rate varies with the interest rate of another debt instrument, e.g., a bond that … Financial and business terms
Floater Insurance — A type of insurance policy that covers property that is easily movable and provides additional coverage over what normal insurance policies do not. This can cover anything from jewelery to expensive stereo equipment. Often homeowner insurance… … Investment dictionary
floater — /floh teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that floats. 2. Informal. a person who is continually changing his or her place of abode, employment, etc. 3. U.S. Politics. a voter not attached to any party, esp. a person whose vote may be purchased. 4. a… … Universalium
floater — A voter whose vote is for sale; one who makes a practice of voting in places where he is not qualified by residence for voting. One who puts down no roots in a locality but changes residence frequently. A blanket policy of insurance. See blanket… … Ballentine's law dictionary
