initial public offering

noun

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

Examples of initial public offering in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In another sign that Greece has put its debt woes behind it, the sale of a 30% stake in Athens International Airport two months ago marked its biggest initial public offering in more than two decades. Rodrigo Orihuela, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024 While Trump Media made just $4.1 million in revenue in 2023, rival X (formerly known as Twitter) raked in more than 100 times that much — $665 million — in 2013, ahead of its initial public offering in November 2013. Matt Egan, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024 Two years later, LG Energy Solution debuted on the Korea Exchange in the country’s largest initial public offering that raised $10.7 billion. Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 Is Trump Media holding an initial public offering (IPO)? Brian Cheung, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024 By comparison, Twitter (now known as X) generated more than 100 times as much revenue — $665 million — in 2013 ahead of its initial public offering in November of that year. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024 The company expects to raise approximately $88.4 million to $102.3 million through its initial public offering. Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024 Digital World is a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, a shell company that is created to take a private business public without conducting an initial public offering. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024 The merger was almost derailed by a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into deal talks between the two companies that took place before Digital World’s initial public offering. Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024

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“Initial public offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initial%20public%20offering. Accessed 2 May. 2024.

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