initial public offering

noun

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

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When asked in March whether or not the raise could precede an initial public offering, Lippert declined to comment. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 Bernstein sees 17% upside for the stock; Goldman Sachs, which led the Bending Spoons initial public offering, sees 26%; and both Wells Fargo and Mizuho see 32%. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 27 July 2026 In addition, the company has begun preparations for an initial public offering and may file as soon as this year, setting the stage for what could be a landmark debut for the country’s technology industry. — Haze Fan, Fortune, 25 July 2026 That dynamic is particularly visible in shares of SpaceX, which have shed $1 trillion in market value since the company debuted last month as the biggest initial public offering in history. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for initial public offering

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