fractional
pronunciation
How to pronounce fractional in British English:
UK [ˈfrækʃənl]
How to pronounce fractional in American English:
US [ˈfrækʃənəl]
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- Adjective:
- constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
Word Origin
- fractional (adj.)
- 1670s, from fraction + -al (1). Related: Fractionally.
Example
- 1. The first scenario is the catastrophic one in which the whole banking system based on a fractional reserve collapses .
- 2. As if to emphasise its exclusivity , buyers at allamanda may also buy 5 per cent fractional shares in a beneteau 505 sailing yacht a must for hopping through the so-called " caribbean chain " of islands , which has st lucia roughly in the middle .
- 3. Lehman has already sold six jets , as well as interests in fractional shares service netjets inc.for $ 53 million .
- 4. But then he went on to buy netjets , the pioneer of " fractional " ownership , a sort of time-share for aircraft .
- 5. Fractional reserves expand the money supply , which , until the age of keynes and fisher , was called inflation .