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.
  • DRIPs can be paid out as fractional shares.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
  • No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the reverse stock split.
    — Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
  • As a result, the math around fractional gold starts to look a lot more attractive.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • If given too deeply, the fractional dose will not be as effective.
    — Liam Stack, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Buying fractional gold, for example, which comes in amounts less than one ounce, is one way.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • None of this fractional dimensional stuff here, thank you very much.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2018
  • And there's a certain time lapse involved in buying fractional shares.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 19 June 2026
  • Let’s say you micro-invest $5 each day, whether that’s through spare change and/or fractional shares.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
  • But the term could also apply to the fractional ownership of a unit.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • That said, leaders should be mindful about how and when to rely on fractional talent.
    — Pranav Dalal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Both sides of the labor market are fueling a growth in fractional work.
    — Dorie Clark, Harvard Business Review, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Still, a fractional CFO is more of a stopgap than a cure-all.
    — Anna Mutoh, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The group notes that if the bid is successful, donors won’t own a fractional share of the document.
    — Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Most of all, such a trailer should cost less than the vehicle towing it – way less, like a fractional amount.
    — New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2025
  • No fractional shares will be distributed in connection with the spin-off.
    — Joe Cornell, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Because crypto can be bought in fractional amounts, regular people can buy in for just a few bucks.
    — Ben Popken /, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The fractional executive sets up the full-time hire for success.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Small bites of big experience—via fractional execs—can fast-track growth.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • 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, 18 Nov. 2022
  • In the world of fractional ownership, jets are the dominant force.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2018
  • No fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connection with the reverse split.
    — Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
  • Three of those higher closes were only fractional.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
  • What's more, several brokerages offer traders a way to buy fractional shares, small pieces of one stock.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • If the engagement is wrong from day one, companies lose what makes fractional viable.
    — Lior Weinstein, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • But the growth part of this population… wants the fractional ownership of it.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, The Seattle Times, 20 Aug. 2017

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