initial public offering

noun

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

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After initially selling its stock at $135 apiece in its ballyhooed initial public offering earlier this month, SpaceX’s price briefly soared above $225 within its first few days of trading. — Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026

After initially selling its stock at $135 apiece in its ballyhooed initial public offering this month, SpaceX’s price briefly soared above $225 within its first few days of trading. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Tech led broad market declines on Friday after The New York Times reported that OpenAI was considering delaying its initial public offering until next year. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 26 June 2026

Key Facts OpenAI hired bankers and lawyers eyeing an initial public offering as early as the third or fourth quarter of this year, with CEO Sam Altman pushing them to engineer a $1 trillion valuation, the Times reported, citing three people involved in the talks. — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Rhymes for initial public offering

• proffering