Definition of Initial public offering

1. Noun. A corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public.

Exact synonyms: Initial Offering, Ipo
Generic synonyms: Commerce, Commercialism, Mercantilism

Definition of Initial public offering

1. Noun. (US business) The first offering to members of the public of stock in a company, normally followed by a listing of that stock on a stock exchange. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Initial Public Offering

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inited
initiable
initial
initial cell
initial contact
initial dose
initial haematuria
initial heat
initial object
initial objects
initial offering
initial point
initial points
initial public offering (current term)
initial rate
initial rhyme
initial velocity
initialed
initialer
initialers
initialese
initialing
initialisation
initialisations
initialise
initialised
initialiser
initialisers

Literary usage of Initial public offering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sudan, Oil, and Human Rights by Jemera Rone (2003)
"China's First initial public offering on the NY Stock Exchange Backfires CNPC announced in April 1999 that it planned to begin selling shares to the public ..."

2. A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear Sec Disclosure Documents edited by Nancy M. Smith (2001)
"We estimate tnat me initial public offering price will be[$5.01 [per Share. ... The date of this Prospectus is July , 1997 initial public offering ..."

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