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

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Does the 69% value drip make Klarna’s IPO shares a great bargain? Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 The chief executive also pointed out that Cohesity’s financial year ends in August, which means the company could wait until the fall of 2026 for its IPO. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025 The loss of the launch vehicle was a dark cloud hanging over the company’s otherwise successful IPO this month. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 29 Aug. 2025 But ahead of the company’s IPO, skepticism mounted about CoreWeave’s unorthodox business model. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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