IPO

noun

ˌī-(ˌ)pē-ˈō 

plural IPOs

: an initial public offering of a company's stock

Examples of IPO in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The stock has already been on a wild ride, soaring from its $135 IPO price to more than $225 before falling as low as roughly $105. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

The role also involves balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders, including the capital markets for the IPO, customers, regulators, internal employees and more, Margaritis said. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

The company’s recent IPO was the largest in Africa’s history. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The province accused OpenAI of hiding the chat logs to protect its potentially $1 trillion IPO. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

initial public offering

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

IPO

noun

ˌī-ˌpē-ˈō 

: an initial public offering of a company's stock