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

Examples of IPO in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even back then, outsiders were speculating about a possible IPO, but Wang declined to discuss the company’s prospects of going public. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 21 May 2024 The company, which was founded in 2010, soared into the public market with a $200 million IPO in 2021, fueled by its first commercial product, the COVID-19 test. Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024 Snap’s stock closed Friday at $16.05 — less than its IPO price of $17 seven years ago. Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024 Finding new moneymaking opportunity was part of Reddit’s pitch in the lead-up to its IPO. Aisha Counts and Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg, TIME, 17 May 2024 Ashley Madison was even considering a $200 million IPO on the London stock exchange in the spring of 2015, according to Fortune. Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024 As mentioned over 60 times in its IPO statement, Reddit sees a path to its first profit through AI—selling its data to train these new AI systems. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024 The Swedish payments firm, which is in talks for a $20 billion IPO, told London’s City A.M. that nine in ten of its employees use AI on a regular basis. Adam Gale, Fortune Europe, 14 May 2024 The company’s share price is significantly higher than its March IPO listing of $34 a share. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 8 May 2024

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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 28 May. 2024.

Legal Definition

: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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