function

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The capital-formation function has been ceded to the private markets, with initial public offerings increasingly an avenue for early private investors and insiders to “monetize” their holdings rather than just raise new money.

From Barron's

The capital-formation function has been ceded to the private markets, with initial public offerings increasingly an avenue for early private investors and insiders to “monetize” their holdings rather than just raise new money.

From Barron's

"We want to understand how these layers of our world function as a whole system."

From Science Daily

"Our ultimate goal is to pioneer a technique that can repair patients' motor function and offer them a better quality of life," said Lee.

From Science Daily

In practice, they function as taxes on imported goods paid by U.S. companies at the border.

From MarketWatch