How to Use fractional in a Sentence
fractional
adjective- There has been a fractional rise in the price of the stock.
- There is only a fractional improvement in the new version.
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The blog does not say what the fractional amount will be.
— Elias Leight, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2023 -
Still, a fractional CFO is more of a stopgap than a cure-all.
— Anna Mutoh, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Thus, the idea of a fractional jet program on a smaller jet.
— Doug Gollan, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021 -
The group notes that if the bid is successful, donors won’t own a fractional share of the document.
— Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2021 -
Brown said the city of Richmond was a fractional owner.
— Dennis Romero, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2023 -
That'll give you the number of full-width planks needed to cover the floor, plus the fractional width of any remaining plank.
— Joesph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2019 -
No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the reverse stock split.
— Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024 -
When the storm veers 50 miles north, forecasters get blamed, even though in global terms, 50 miles is a fractional miss.
— David James, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Dec. 2021 -
The fate of soccer, of course, is of fractional importance in the face of a global pandemic.
— Rory Smith, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020 -
Millions, if not tens of millions, of people likely chanced a naked-eye glance at the fractional sun.
— Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024 -
In the world of fractional ownership, jets are the dominant force.
— BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2018 -
In turn, the record label retains a large part of that percentage and distributes the fractional rest to its artists.
— Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 15 July 2021 -
The first foot of the tape is marked with a fractional scale so testers could easily see their exact measurements.
— Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2023 -
If given too deeply, the fractional dose will not be as effective.
— Liam Stack, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 -
For those who don’t want to start smaller, fractional shares allow for buying small portions of a stock.
— Mia Taylor, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2022 -
But the growth part of this population… wants the fractional ownership of it.
— Dee-Ann Durbin, The Seattle Times, 20 Aug. 2017 -
Smaller artists could fund the production of songs, albums and tours by selling off fractional shares of their works via NFTs.
— Adam Ayers, Forbes, 29 June 2021 -
And when the time comes for the next upcoming releases, a small portion of this whiskey will be drawn—restarting the fractional blending once again.
— Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 -
One mistake businesses make is dwelling on the hourly rate for their fractional CFO, Suzuki says.
— Nick Rockel, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023 -
As on other services, Zingeroo users can trade stocks, or fractional shares of a stock, for free and options for a small commission.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2021 -
Any fractional shares of the mutual fund held at the point of conversion will be redeemed and could result in a taxable gain.
— Bailey McCann, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 -
The figures showed a fractional decrease in Asian registered voters in the 25-to-44 age bracket and a slight uptick in those who voted.
— Chris Fuchs, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2017 -
For a handful of USC’s players, the game did not turn on two epic plays, but rather on a series of tiny incidents, fractional mistakes and dumb luck.
— Zach Helfand, latimes.com, 13 Sep. 2017 -
No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split.
— Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024 -
The rise of the fractional CMO is a testament to the rapidly evolving marketing ecosystems.
— Tamara Laine, Forbes, 4 May 2023 -
Carbon dioxide and Er:YAG fractional lasers are the two most popular styles.
— Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2023 -
No fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connection with the reverse split.
— Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024 -
With a growing number of experts seeing signs of a recession ahead, fractional finance experts have more appeal than ever.
— Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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