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

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SpaceX confidentially filed initial public offering (IPO) paperwork last month. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2026 The company is preparing for an IPO later this year that is aiming to raise between $1.75 and $2 trillion. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 May 2026 Activists are pushing for greater oversight of the IPO, with some calling for an investor boycott, in the same spirit of last year’s protests against Musk’s EV giant Tesla. J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 May 2026 The benefits of Texas SpaceX’s IPO filing is confidential, allowing the firm to move forward without yet revealing detailed financial information. Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 6 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 13 May. 2026.

Legal Definition

: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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