public offering

NOUN

shares for sale in a company

Synonyms

WEAK

initial public offering new securities issue

Example Sentences

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The blockbuster initial public offering, the biggest in history, raised more than $75 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

There were a lot of ways that SpaceX’s initial public offering could have gone wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The company sold 555 million shares at $135 and raised $75 billion from institutional and retail investors in its initial public offering.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Investors were also awaiting the market debut later Friday of Elon Musk's SpaceX, set to be the biggest initial public offering in history.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 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)