public offering

NOUN

shares for sale in a company

Synonyms

WEAK

initial public offering new securities issue

Example Sentences

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On Friday, artificial-intelligence chipmaker and cloud provider Cerebras filed a prospectus for an initial public offering, marking its second attempt after withdrawing a 2024 filing last year.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

The company is eying a potentially blockbuster initial public offering that could draw more attention to the space sector.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Cerebras Systems, which focuses on making artificial-intelligence chips, has once again filed for an initial public offering.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Cerebras Systems, an AI chip startup, filed paperwork for an initial public offering, planning to list on Nasdaq under CBRS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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)