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

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Management changes, product overhauls, several bankruptcies, a stock market IPO and a return to Formula 1 racing are recent developments in the company's long history. Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025 In 2025 so far, 40% of the exit deal value also traces back to AI, among them CoreWeave’s IPO. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025 BusyMing is poised to become the latest BA Capital portfolio company slated for an upcoming Hong Kong IPO. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025 London’s slide down the global IPO rankings is putting pressure on the Starmer government to fix the UK’s capital markets. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 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 18 Oct. 2025.

Legal Definition

: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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