[əˈfləʊt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- floating in water; not sinking
(e.g: they trod water to keep afloat)

- out of debt or difficulty
(e.g: professional management will be needed to keep firms afloat)


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Origin:
Old English on flote(see a-, float), influenced in Middle English by Old Norse á flot(i) and Old French en flot