public offering

NOUN

shares for sale in a company

Synonyms

WEAK

initial public offering new securities issue

Example Sentences

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The company recently announced that it was on pace to generate over $30 billion in annualized revenue, and is talking to banks about a potential initial public offering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Intel shares rose 4.2% following the news, while SpaceX prepares for a midyear initial public offering valued at $2 trillion.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

SpaceX is seeking an initial public offering valuation of $2 trillion, Bloomberg reported last week.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Allbirds wasn’t just the unofficial footwear provider of Silicon Valley—its initial public offering in 2021 tapped into the tech sector’s ethos by giving the company’s founders disproportionate sway in how it would be run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

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

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