plural IPOs
: an initial public offering of a company's stock

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Firefly is just the latest successful IPO in 2025 as the market begins to warm after years of high interest rates and the private equity market’s dominance, according to analysts at Charles Schwab. Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Now out of the chair, Kanter has a simple message for Andreessen, Hoffman, and Figma’s other investors, groups that netted as much as $7 billion each in the IPO. Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Also in this episode: Figma’s successful IPO, OpenAI’s latest funding round, and the deal of the week: Joby Aviation. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025 Its owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, recently announced plans to take the Times public, with the new entity pursuing Regulation A+ financing, which allows for raising of capital from investors exempt from some of the regulatory requirements of a traditional IPO. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for IPO

Word History

Etymology

initial public offering

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of IPO was in 1976

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“IPO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IPO. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Legal Definition

: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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