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

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The move deals yet another blow to the London Stock Exchange, which saw its worst first half for IPO fundraising in decades this year, according to Dealogic. Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 July 2025 The investment trust raised $773 million in its IPO, the largest in Singapore since 2017, when Singtel’s broadband unit NetLink NBN Trust launched a $1.7 billion public listing. Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 Wall Street analysts typically don’t issue research reports for a company until the IPO quiet period, which lasts 25 days, is over. Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 8 July 2025 Crypto firm Circle boasted the largest IPO of the quarter, raising more than $1 billion. Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for IPO

Word History

Etymology

initial public offering

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 Jul. 2025.

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: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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