initial public offering

noun

: the first sale of a company's stock to the public

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Zhipu is China’s first major large language model company to go public through an initial public offering. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026 The juice maker seeks to raise $20 million through an initial public offering on the NYSE American Exchange. Anna Butler, Dallas Morning News, 7 Jan. 2026 Medline underwent an initial public offering in December. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 Included among those losing their jobs are several directors or high-ranking workers, some who had key roles for an upcoming initial public offering that the company has been discussing. Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for initial public offering

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“Initial public offering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initial%20public%20offering. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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