fractional

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The utilities sector, by contrast, has had a tougher April, registering only a fractional gain.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Trading is available 24 hours a day on weekdays, and investors can buy fractional shares for as little as $1.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Tokenization is the process of creating a digital representation of a real thing, and can be used to process large amounts of data or enable fractional ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Nobody who bought Standard Oil stock could explain fractional distillation either.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 28, 2025

When the sun reached its zenith and stood still the fractional moment, Nat took his reading.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham