plural IPOs
: an initial public offering of a company's stock

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Chinese autonomous driving firm Horizon Robotics and bottled water maker China Resources Beverage —the two largest IPO deals in the city this year — saw their shares decline by 12% and 11%, respectively, as of Wednesday from offer price levels. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024 Speculation is increasing as to whether the UK will face the same fate, as NGO pressure continues unabated and the UK’s Anti-Slavery Commissioner also raises concerns about the IPO due to allegations regarding labor practices. Áine Clarke, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2024 From Bitcoin’s triumph to AI’s darker uses, from IPO rebirths to venture capital soul-searching, one thing is clear: technology and its backers are searching for a new narrative. Kjartan Rist, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 More than $300 million of the IPO’s proceeds will go to retiring all of ServiceTitan’s nonconvertible preferred stock, a type of stock that typically pays holders a consistent dividend but cannot be converted into common stock. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for IPO 

Word History

Etymology

initial public offering

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of IPO was in 1976

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“IPO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IPO. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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