public offering

NOUN

shares for sale in a company

Synonyms

WEAK

initial public offering new securities issue

Example Sentences

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Cerebras Systems, which focuses on making artificial-intelligence chips, has once again filed for an initial public offering.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Cerebras Systems, a chip startup that makes processors customized for running advanced artificial-intelligence models, filed paperwork Friday for an initial public offering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The search giant has a lot to gain from SpaceX’s upcoming initial public offering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

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