initial public offering

noun

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

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Doximity at the New York Stock Exchange for its initial public offering on June 24, 2021. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025 This story incorporates reporting from Virginia Business, Investopedia on MSN.com and MSN. Smithfield Foods successfully raised $522 million through its initial public offering listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025 And once TikTok reaches an initial public offering of at least $300 billion, the US government could own up to 50 percent of that new company, CNBC reported. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025 In 2021, Joann was still majority-owned by Leonard Green & Partners and went public at an initial public offering at $12 a share. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 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 11 Feb. 2025.

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