Float

"Float" in Finnish

floattaus

(poker maneuver)

hierrin

(sort of trowel)

höyläraspi

(tool similar to a rasp)

jakeluauto

(small delivery vehicle)

jäätelösooda

(soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream)

kelluke

(buoyant device)

koho

(buoyant device)

käteiskassa

(insurance: premiums taken in but not yet paid out)

maksamattomat varat

(funds committed to be paid but not yet paid)

maksamattomat varat

(banking: total amount of outstanding checks/cheques or other drafts)

paraatiauto

(trailer or vehicle decorated for a parade)

pohjakassa

(small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business)

raspi

(tool similar to a rasp)

yleinen osakeanti

(finance: offering of shares to the public)

ajelehtia

(to move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating)

ajelehtia

(to drift aimlessly)

floatata

(poker: to perform a float)

heittää

(to propose for consideration)

kantaa

(colloquial: of an idea, to be viable)

keijua

(to be supported by a fluid)

keijua

(to be supported by a liquid)

kellua

(to be supported by a fluid)

kellua

(to be supported by a liquid)

kellua

(to be capable of floating)

kellua

(of currencies, to have an exchange value determined by the market)

kelluttaa

(to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density)

kelluttaa

(to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule)

kiertää

(to circulate)

laskea kellumaan

(to allow the price of a currency to be determined by the markets as opposed to by rule)

laskea vesille

(to cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density)

leijailla

(to drift gently through the air)

leijua

(to be supported by a fluid)

leijua

(to drift gently through the air)

leijua

(aviation: to remain airborne for an excessive length of time during landing)

levittää lastalla

(to spread plaster using float)

liihottaa

(to move in a fluid manner)

lipua

(to drift aimlessly)

lipua

(to move in a fluid manner)

liukua

(to move in a fluid manner)

pysyä pinnalla

(to be capable of floating)

raspata

(to use a float upon)

uittaa

(to transport by float)

viedä pörssiin

(to issue or sell shares to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange)

vipata

(colloquial: to extend a short-term loan to)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.