IPO

abbreviation for

1. initial public offering: a company's first stock offering to the public.

IPO

abbreviation for

1. independent publicly owned company
2. stock exchange initial public offering

IPO

1. Abbreviation for i nitial p ublic o ffering; the first issuance of shares in itself by a public company .

Word History and Origins

Origin of IPO¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The IPO said it engaged with major e-commerce stores to remove goods which infringed rights or were counterfit.

From BBC

As I wrote prior to the IPO, it was taken public via a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, a process that was often employed to circumvent government rules for disclosures to investors.

From Los Angeles Times

The single biggest one is one we don’t control, which is when are the IPO markets going to be actually open and vibrant, and they’re not right now.

From Seattle Times

It plans to use net proceeds — which it estimated at $198 million assuming an IPO price of $88 — for general corporate purposes including working capital and capital expenditures.

From Seattle Times

I raised the most pertinent issues a few days before the IPO: The company had meager revenues and huge losses.

From Los Angeles Times