public offering

NOUN

shares for sale in a company

Synonyms

WEAK

initial public offering new securities issue

Example Sentences

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SpaceX filed Wednesday for the an initial public offering that is expected to raise at least $75 billion and would value the company at as much as $2 trillion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

SpaceX is due to price its initial public offering later Thursday and make its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

On top of being the largest initial public offering in history, Friday’s hotly anticipated SpaceX IPO is unique in another way.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

A remarkable back-of-the-envelope calculation from a currency strategist shows just how much SpaceX’s initial public offering could reverberate in global markets.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

He would make the public offering on the Epiphany in Westminster Abbey.

From The Herd Boy and His Hermit by Yonge, Charlotte Mary