initial public offering

noun

: the first sale of a company's stock to the public

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The company has not commenced operations and has been focusing on organizational activities and preparations for its initial public offering (IPO). —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2024 Panera has long indicated plans to go public again and filed confidential paperwork for an initial public offering near the end of 2023. —

Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024 In 2014, Grubhub filed for an initial public offering, raising $193 million and valuing the company at north of $2 billion. —

Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024 The e-commerce company is awaiting regulatory approval in China and the UK to proceed with an initial public offering that would boost London’s stock market amid a dearth of listings. —

Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for initial public offering

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