initial public offering

noun

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

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The extinction event looming on the horizon was Amazon, of course, which launched its website in 1995 and would grab the public’s attention in 1997 with its wildly successful initial public offering. Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025 According to financial sources: Skims, which had been out looking to top off its latest fundraising round ahead of a potential initial public offering in the second half, hit pause on the fundraising. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025 The company, which recently announced the completion of an initial public offering under Regulation A+, which pertains to small-cap companies, saw its stock price hike significantly, rising $51 per share in earlier trading, or $510%. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025 At its February peak, Reddit’s stock had risen over 500% from the $34 initial public offering price last March. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for initial public offering

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