Causes and Features of a Greenstick Fracture. The term greenstick fracture is used because it evokes of a young, green branch that bends, and even splinters, but doesn't fully break. As such, is classified as an incomplete break since only one side of a bone is broken while the other side is merely bent.
Definition of public float: In the overall amount of a company's stock, the amount of shares that are held by public investors and not including the shares that are held by the officers or directors of that company.
disbursement float. Definition. The delay in time between the disbursement of a check to its clearing through the bank system. The float is reflected as a reduction in the cash ledger, but remains as part of the balance in the companies checking account. In cash management, a company will try to increase the float by slowing disbursements.