IPO
n. C / Un. Stands for Initial Public Offering. The first time a company sells its shares to the public on a stock market. It is a way for a private business to raise a lot of money to grow.
n. Abbreviation for Initial Public Offering. The initial sale of stock by a private company to the public, marking its transition to a publicly traded entity. Refers either to the process of going public or to a specific event.
The tech company is planning its IPO for next month.
After years of private funding, the startup finally launched its IPO to raise capital for global expansion.
Market analysts closely monitored the high-profile IPO, as its performance on the first day of trading was expected to signal investor appetite for the entire technology sector.
Often used as an attributive noun in phrases like 'IPO price' or 'IPO market'.