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

Jersey Mike's is up about 1% after turning in a solid first earnings report since its July initial public offering. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

SpaceX, by far the country’s and the world’s most active company in the areas of space launches and satellites, supercharged its recent record-setting initial public offering (IPO) with a plan to dominate this emerging market. — Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

The Dangote Refinery has secured the approval of Nigeria’s securities regulator to launch an initial public offering on the stock exchange in Lagos. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026

In June, Musk sold SpaceX shares to the public for the first time in the biggest initial public offering ever. — Stephen Smith, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for initial public offering

• proffering