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

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Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite giant, which recently merged with his AI startup, expects to price its IPO as soon as June 11, with a trading debut on the Nasdaq due to follow the next day under the ticker SPCX, sources told Reuters. Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026 These could significantly impact OpenAI’s IPO timeline as well as the industry at large. Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 With the firm's successful IPO on Thursday, Feldman and hardware technology chief Sean Lie, two of its co-founders, became billionaires based on their holdings. Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 15 May 2026 According to media reports, the IPO would value the business between 5 billion pounds and 7 billion pounds. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 May 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 19 May. 2026.

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: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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