plural IPOs
: an initial public offering of a company's stock

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Latest in Finance 3 hours ago Finance - A.I. Goldman Sachs CEO says that AI can draft 95% of an IPO prospectus in minutes BYPaolo Confino January 17, 2025 3 hours ago Finance - JPMorgan Chase Inside JPMorgan, employee backlash over 5 day RTO mandate gains steam. Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2025 Executives are anticipating more M&A and IPO activity in the months ahead as interest rates come down and regulation lightens up. Sara Salinas, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025 Big players are taking advantage of the macro environment, with Chime’s proposed IPO now in the works. Vikas Raj, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Stock and crypto trading platform eToro is gearing up for the public market once more, filing confidentially for an IPO in the U.S., the Financial Times reported Thursday citing sources. Lucinda Shen, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for IPO 

Word History

Etymology

initial public offering

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of IPO was in 1976

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“IPO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IPO. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

: an initial public offering of a company's stock
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