See Also: afloat(dictionary)
afloat(dictionary)

afloat (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: on flot 'on the sea']
having enough money to operate or stay out of debt
keep (sb/sth) afloat/stay afloat
::The Treasury borrowed ¡ê40 billion, just to stay afloat.
floating on water
keep (sb/sth) afloat/stay afloat
::Somehow we kept the ship afloat.
-- afloat adv