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

Its initial public offering in December raised more than $7 billion — the largest initial public offering of the year. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Performance in the initial public offering market further underscores the widening gap between the two exchanges. — CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Anthropic, which recently filed for a major initial public offering, also had a representative at the hearing. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

The continent’s largest ever initial public offering, aimed at funding a $14 billion-plus plan to expand the capacity of the giant refinery in Lagos State, closed on Tuesday. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for initial public offering

• proffering