plural IPOs
: an initial public offering of a company's stock

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However, some bitcoin and crypto traders are betting that some of the cash that has entered the system due to the SpaceX IPO could soon be heading toward bitcoin. Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Anthropic and OpenAI have each confidentially submitted IPO paperwork to the SEC, though neither has set a public offering date. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 21 June 2026 According to Reuters, in the lead-up to SpaceX’s IPO Musk was dictating terms to Goldman Sachs and other banks. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026 Before SpaceX’s historic IPO, Goldman Sachs estimated IPOs in 2026 will generate a total of $225 billion in proceeds—up from a prior view for $160 billion and 2025’s tally of just $44 billion. Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for IPO

Word History

Etymology

initial public offering

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of IPO was in 1976

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“IPO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IPO. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

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: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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