public offering

NOUN

shares for sale in a company

Synonyms

WEAK

initial public offering new securities issue

Example Sentences

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There were a lot of ways that SpaceX’s initial public offering could have gone wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The company sold 555 million shares at $135 and raised $75 billion from institutional and retail investors in its initial public offering.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Elon Musk's SpaceX was set to begin trading on the Nasdaq exchange Friday with the biggest initial public offering in history expected to make the polarizing entrepreneur the world's first trillionaire.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

It isn’t an official Buy rating, but it’s still a positive development in the run-up to the rocket and AI company’s blockbuster initial public offering.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The day to day interference was expected to be minimal, but the planned public offering would be accelerated.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn