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

Examples of IPO in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wiz was founded in 2020 and has grown at a rapid speed under Rappaport, who had been eyeing an IPO as recently as May. Rohan Goswami,jennifer Elias,jordan Novet, CNBC, 23 July 2024 McFerran confessed that, given the tough macro environment, which to a large extent dictates the state of the IPO market, the company at this moment is not ready to raise money on the stock market. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 22 July 2024 StubHub is privately owned but reportedly recently explored an IPO at a $16.5 billion valuation. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 July 2024 Although the Tucker Corporation raised $17 million in an industry-leading stock IPO, the ill will of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and some politicians, doomed the company, which was bankrupt by March of 1949. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for IPO 

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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 27 Jul. 2024.

Legal Definition

: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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