initial public offering

noun

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

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Chinese robotics firm Unitree is eyeing a valuation of up to 50 billion yuan ($7 billion) for its upcoming initial public offering, Reuters reported, in what would be one of the largest tech listings for the country in recent years. Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The Swedish buy-now, pay-later firm Klarna began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday afternoon at $52, up 30% from its $40 initial public offering price. Julie Goldenberg, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 There’s been a huge pickup in mergers-and-acquisitions activity lately, and this is a huge week for the initial public offering market. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025 By 2011, Groupon was valued at $25 billion, and the company went public, raising $700 million in the largest tech initial public offering since Google. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 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 13 Sep. 2025.

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