initial public offering

noun

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

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Standard Lithium, which maintains control of the Smackover Lithium venture, raised $130 million with an initial public offering in October. Arkansas Online, 16 Dec. 2025 Shares of Chinese chipmaker MetaX Integrated Circuits soared more than 700% in their market debut in Shanghai on Wednesday, after the company raised nearly $600 million in its initial public offering. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025 Over the past six days, however, speculation has swirled that SpaceX will hold an initial public offering (IPO) next year, offering investors the chance to buy shares for the first time. Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025 Rocket company seeks 1st IPO Investors have long been eager for SpaceX to make an initial public offering, or an IPO, which would be the first time the company sells shares of stock to the public. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 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 18 Dec. 2025.

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