public offering

NOUN

shares for sale in a company

Synonyms

WEAK

initial public offering new securities issue

Example Sentences

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The Eagle has landed: Elon Musk’s SpaceX raised $75 billion in the largest initial public offering ever, and the stock will begin trading some time today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

SpaceX’s initial public offering could make Elon Musk a trillionaire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

SpaceX’s initial public offering is three to five times oversubscribed.

From Barron's • 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

Not in those days would he have celebrated his pilgrimage to the shrine of Khwajah Mueeyinudin Chisti by a public offering of ghee.

From The Broken Road by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)