initial public offering

noun

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

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SpaceX, which maintains a large presence in Southern California’s burgeoning aerospace sector, is readying an initial public offering possibly for this summer that is expected to be the largest in history, perhaps raising as much as $75 billion. The Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 Banks and other firms that want to work on SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO) are being required to buy subscriptions to the Grok AI service, The New York Times reported today. ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026 Elon Musk’s SpaceX confidentially filed for an initial public offering, CNBC’s David Faber reported on Wednesday. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026 This week, Bloomberg reported that the company had filed documents confidentially to the Securities and Exchange Commission with the goal of listing an initial public offering this summer. Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026 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 6 Apr. 2026.

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