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

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SpaceX is also pursuing a massive $50 billion IPO to fund its lunar and AI ambitions. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026 Once Upon a Farm’s IPO raised $198 million for the company, with a $724 million valuation. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026 Shares of Chinese chip designer Montage Technology soared on Monday following the company’s IPO, the latest sign of Hong Kong’s market rebound. J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026 Last year, a wave of space tech companies went public as the IPO market reopened following a yearslong drought. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Feb. 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 10 Feb. 2026.

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: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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