public offering

NOUN

shares for sale in a company

Synonyms

WEAK

initial public offering new securities issue

Example Sentences

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A wave of consumer adoption powered Nvidia to an initial public offering in 1999.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Its initial public offering was a success: Fervo’s shares are up 42% from its IPO price, with a market cap of $12.4 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Cerebras completed a monster-sized initial public offering this month and finished its first trading day with a market value over $66 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

SpaceX filed for its initial public offering under the ticker SPCX, seeking to raise over $75 billion, easily the biggest ever; Goldman Sachs leads the underwriting.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The day to day interference was expected to be minimal, but the planned public offering would be accelerated.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn