initial public offering

noun

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

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Circle shares pop after IPO Shares of Circle Internet Group soared 168% on Thursday after the stablecoin company and its selling shareholders raised almost $1.1 billion in an initial public offering. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 June 2025 Cryptocurrency Circle Internet Group priced its initial public offering at $31 per share, above expectations for $27 to $28 per share. Medora Lee, USA Today, 5 June 2025 Shares surged as much as 235% after Circle and some of its shareholders raised nearly $1.1 billion in an initial public offering that was upsized twice amid heavy investor demand. Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), the state energy firm, is taking its final step toward an initial public offering. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 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 Jun. 2025.

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