initial public offering

noun

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

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Recent Examples on the Web Fisker raised $1 billion in capital through its initial public offering in 2020 and was valued at more than $2.9 billion at the time, when there was widespread optimism about a rapid shift from gas models. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024 An initial public offering or a spin-off are two other potential outcomes, according to Ives. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024 Reddit plans to price its initial public offering on 20 March and start trading the following day, two sources told the Financial Times. Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 12 Mar. 2024 Its initial public offering, or IPO, was the largest in years for a company based in the Sacramento area — and a boon for the region’s small tech community. Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for initial public offering 

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“Initial public offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initial%20public%20offering. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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