float (SUGGEST), watchdog, lap dog, legacy, legacy cost

Trump Issues Travel Advisory, Not Quarantine, For New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

The president's decision came hours after floating the possibility that he would issue quarantines for the hard-hit states. The CDC later advised residents against non-essential travel for 14 days.

"Do you want your blog to be a ferocious watch dog or a gentle lap dog? ..."


France floats EU plan on Guantanamo detainees 

France has reportedly drawn up a plan for EU nations to accept 60 detainees from the US Guantanamo Bay prison camp.

Bloomberg Orders $1.5 Billion in Budget Cuts

By SEWELL CHAN 40 minutes ago

The spending reductions come as the mayor is floating the idea of a 7 percent property tax increase in New York.

Belon Group, a Russian coal mining company, is planning to float at least 15 percent of its shares on the London Stock Exchange in the second half of 2009, a business daily reported on Friday.

float (SUGGEST) Show phonetics

verb [T]

to suggest a plan or an idea for consideration:

Ian has floated the idea that we should think about expanding into Europe next year.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)Japan Floats Extensive Web Regulations

eWeek - New York, NY
By Roy Mark The Japanese government is considering new Internet and mobile phone regulations in 2008, including banning downloads of copyrighted files for ...

float (SUGGEST) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to suggest a plan or an idea for consideration:
Ian has floated the idea that we should think about expanding into Europe next year.


float (BUSINESS)
verb [T]
to start selling shares in a business or company for the first time

floatation
noun UK

flotation (BUSINESS)


legacy
n., pl. -cies.

1. Money or property bequeathed to another by will.
2. Something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or from the past: a legacy of religious freedom. See synonyms at heritage.

[Middle English legacie, office of a deputy, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lēgātia, from Latin lēgātus, past participle of lēgāre, to depute, bequeath.]

Legacy Cost
The cost of retiree pension, health, insurance, and other benefits to an employer.

watchdog
n.

1. A dog trained to guard people or property.
2. One who serves as a guardian or protector against waste, loss, or illegal practices.

watchdog watch'dog' v.