WORD OF THE DAY: CAPITALIZATION RATIO - A measure of a corporation's reliance on long-term debt. These ratios compare debt to total capitalization and thus reflect the extent to which a corporation is trading on its equity.This ratio is cal ... More
1. ) Also called check-clearing or transit float, it refers to the time between the date a check is deposited in a bank and the date it is charged to the drawer. Also called check-clearing or transit float. This is not the same as float.