public offering

NOUN

shares for sale in a company

Synonyms

WEAK

initial public offering new securities issue

Example Sentences

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SpaceX is the largest initial public offering on record, with its IPO price of $135 amounting to a $1.77 trillion market value for the company.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to stage the largest public offering ever, selling $75 billion worth of shares in one fell swoop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

SpaceX filed Wednesday for the an initial public offering that is expected to raise at least $75 billion and would value the company at as much as $2 trillion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

On top of being the largest initial public offering in history, Friday’s hotly anticipated SpaceX IPO is unique in another way.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

He would make the public offering on the Epiphany in Westminster Abbey.

From The Herd Boy and His Hermit by Yonge, Charlotte Mary