IPO

noun

ˌī-(ˌ)pē-ˈō 

plural IPOs

: an initial public offering of a company's stock

Examples of IPO in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Shares of SpaceX were last trading at around $136, after topping $225 at one point soon after its IPO. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

The boom has in turn pushed companies to IPO, including Chinese champion DeepSeek, which the South China Morning Post reported is eyeing a 2027 debut. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Anthropic, founded by OpenAI defectors, is now expected to be the first of the two companies to go public, two people familiar with its plans say, with the IPO as early as September. — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Rajic then worked his way up to become CRO, and was a key part of the team pitching AppDynamics to investors for a possible IPO. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

initial public offering

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

IPO

noun

ˌī-ˌpē-ˈō 

: an initial public offering of a company's stock