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