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

Nvidia is expected to take a $10 billion stake in Anthropic’s initial public offering. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026

The supplier of physician offices and nursing homes will be renamed Wellverse in February, and an initial public offering is expected in the second half of 2027. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026

Anthropic's initial public offering will provide another key test, with the Claude AI bot developer expected to make its market debut as early as next week. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Buoyed by high demand for its Nigerian refinery’s initial public offering in multiple African stock markets, Dangote is pursuing the expansion of every unit of his conglomerate, with future IPOs planned for the cement and fertilizer businesses. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for initial public offering

• proffering