initial public offering

noun

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

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The merger also comes as SpaceX — whose primary business of late has been launching Musk’s Starlink broadband satellites — readies for an initial public offering, possibly for this year. Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026 Under the deal, the government is granted a participation interest in Westinghouse and can require an initial public offering on or before January 2029 if the company’s value rises above $30 billion. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026 The stock opened at $21 per share on Friday, up 16% from its initial public offering price. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026 Last year the brand made history with its initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, becoming the first streetwear brand to go public. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for initial public offering

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