public offering

NOUN

shares for sale in a company

Synonyms

WEAK

initial public offering new securities issue

Example Sentences

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This, he argues, led to the public receiving mixed messages "at a critical time".

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2021

In New York, Governor-elect Andrew M. Cuomo plans a private swearing-in on Friday, followed by a small inauguration ceremony on Saturday and a public receiving line at the executive mansion.

From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2010

Small shopkeepers, their business ruined, charge that in fact more than 200,000,000 yen floats in gift certificates, the ignorant public receiving no interest, while the big stores invest and fatten on the money.

From Time Magazine Archive