Topic: ECONOMICS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | flor |
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floor1 S1 W1
[countable]
[countable]1 the flat surface that you stand on inside a building : a polished wooden floor a puddle of water on the kitchen floor
in a building
DHHa polished wooden floora puddle of water on the kitchen floor2 the part of a car that forms its inside floor [= floorboard American English]
in a car
British EnglishTTC4 the ground at the bottom of the ocean, the forest etc : creatures that live on the ocean floor ➔ see usage note ground1
ocean/forest/cave floor etc
creatures that live on the ocean floor5 an area in a room where people can dance :
for dancing
APDTBB6 a large area in a building where a lot of people do their jobs : The stock market floor was wildly busy. He wasn't keen on the idea of working on the shop floor (=the part of a factory where people make things using machines).
where people work
TBBThe stock market floor was wildly busy.He wasn't keen on the idea of working on the shop floor (=the part of a factory where people make things using machines).7 an officially agreed limit below which something cannot go [↪ ceiling]:
limit
PE8
the floor
a) the people attending a public meeting : Are there any questions from the floor?
Are there any questions from the floor?b) TBBPGP the part of a parliament, public meeting place etc where people sit : The delegates crowded the floor of the House.
The delegates crowded the floor of the House.9 to begin speaking at an important public meeting : The chairman then took the floor.
take the floor
The chairman then took the floor.10 to be speaking or have the right to speak at an important public meeting : He stepped aside to allow other speakers to have the floor.
have the floor
He stepped aside to allow other speakers to have the floor.11 if a price, amount etc goes through the floor, it becomes very low [≠ go through the roof]: Share prices have gone through the floor.
go through the floor
BFShare prices have gone through the floor.US/UK DIFFERENCE US/UK DIFFERENCE
The bottom area of a building, on the same level as the land around it, is called the ground floor. In American English this can also be called the first floor. In British English the first floor is one level up from the ground. In American English this is the second floor.floor or storey/story? See note at STOREYGRAMMAR!! Say on the first/second/fifth etc floor • The cafeteria is on (NOT at/in) the top floor.WORD CHOICE:WORD CHOICE:
storey, story, floorStorey (BrE) or story (AmE) is usually used to talk about the structure of a building • a building dozens of storeys high • a three-storey houseThe plural of story is stories • The office block was 20 stories high.To talk about where someone or something is in a building, use floor • We went up to the top floor. • He works on the fifteenth floor. • Is there a bathroom on this floor? ➔ See also storeyWORD CHOICE:WORD CHOICE:
ground, land, earth, soil, floorThe ground is the surface that you walk on when you are outdoors • There were a few flakes of snow on the ground. • an area of muddy groundland is an area of ground that is owned or controlled by someone • They were on his land. • land set aside for housingIt is also the part of the earth's surface that is not covered in water • animals that live on landearth or soil is the soft substance that covers the ground and that plants grow in • Green shoots peeped through the earth. • fertile soilThe Earth or earth is also the planet that we live on.The floor is the surface that you walk on when you are indoors • There's mud all over the floor! ➔ See also ground
US/UK DIFFERENCE The bottom area of a building, on the same level as the land around it, is called the ground floor. In American English this can also be called the first floor. In British English the first floor is one level up from the ground. In American English this is the second floor.floor or storey/story? See note at STOREYGRAMMAR!! Say on the first/second/fifth etc floor • The cafeteria is on (NOT at/in) the top floor.WORD CHOICE:
WORD CHOICE: storey, story, floorStorey (BrE) or story (AmE) is usually used to talk about the structure of a building • a building dozens of storeys high • a three-storey houseThe plural of story is stories • The office block was 20 stories high.To talk about where someone or something is in a building, use floor • We went up to the top floor. • He works on the fifteenth floor. • Is there a bathroom on this floor? ➔ See also storeyWORD CHOICE:
WORD CHOICE: ground, land, earth, soil, floorThe ground is the surface that you walk on when you are outdoors • There were a few flakes of snow on the ground. • an area of muddy groundland is an area of ground that is owned or controlled by someone • They were on his land. • land set aside for housingIt is also the part of the earth's surface that is not covered in water • animals that live on landearth or soil is the soft substance that covers the ground and that plants grow in • Green shoots peeped through the earth. • fertile soilThe Earth or earth is also the planet that we live on.The floor is the surface that you walk on when you are indoors • There's mud all over the floor! ➔ See also ground
