initial public offering

:  of or relating to the beginning :  incipient

:  placed at the beginning :  first

:  the first letter of a name

:  the first letter of each word in a full name

:  a large letter beginning a text or a division or paragraph

:  to affix an initial to

:  to authenticate or give preliminary approval to by affixing the initials of an authorizing representative

:  exposed to general view :  open

:  well-known, prominent

:  perceptible, material

:  the people as a whole :  populace

:  a group of people having common interests or characteristics

:  the group at which a particular activity or enterprise aims

:  the act of one who offers

:  something offered

:  a sacrifice ceremonially offered as a part of worship