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

That outlay is nearly as much as the amount raised in the biggest initial public offering ever before SpaceX’s record listing in June. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

The rocket, satellite and AI company’s stock has fallen by roughly half since peaking in June shortly after an initial public offering that briefly made Musk the world’s first trillionaire. — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Shares lifted off like a rocket after the company launched the world's biggest initial public offering — but then fell like a rock. — John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Elon Musk's SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq exchange on Friday with the biggest initial public offering in history expected to make the polarizing entrepreneur the world's first trillionaire. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for initial public offering

• proffering