initial public offering

noun

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

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On average, companies are now more than 10 years old and reach valuations exceeding $1 billion before their initial public offering (IPO), according to Nasdaq. Bhaskar Ahuja, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Broadcom’s stock price has appreciated by more than a factor of 10 since its initial public offering. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2025 By Brody Ford | Bloomberg Car-rental startup Turo Inc. is cutting about 150 jobs after withdrawing plans for an initial public offering. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025 Ascendant among Silicon Valley firms since Google’s 2004 initial public offering in the U.S. and recently legalized in the U.K., the dual-class model is fiercely debated in corporate governance circles. Gregory H. Shill, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 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 May. 2025.

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