initial public offering

noun

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

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When Rowe took the top job, the company was already well advanced in its planning for an initial public offering. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 July 2025 SailPoint previously went public in 2017 with an initial public offering of $240 million. Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025 The information technology sector lost 1% during the session, dragged lower by losses in Nvidia and Broadcom. IQVIA emerged as the leader in the health-care sector on Tuesday, leaping nearly 18% and posting its best day ever – dating back to its 2013 initial public offering as Quintiles. Sean Conlon,alex Harring, CNBC, 22 July 2025 Billionaire Richard Li’s FWD Group Holdings Ltd. rose in its Hong Kong trading debut, reversing earlier declines, after an initial public offering that raised HK$3.5 billion ($442 million). Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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