initial public offering

noun

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

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Organizing an initial public offering of stock in the subsidiary would be another option. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 Dozens of other graduates go on to pursue entrepreneurship, and this week exhibited a great example with the initial public offering of StubHub. Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025 Netskope, which filed for its initial public offering last month, hasn’t reached profitability yet. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 In 1956, the Glass House opened the same year Ford did its initial public offering in the stock market. Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 18 Sep. 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 4 Oct. 2025.

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