Definitions

public offering

NOUN

shares for sale in a company

Synonyms

WEAK

initial public offering new securities issue

Example Sentences

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SpaceX is the largest initial public offering on record, with its IPO price of $135 amounting to a $1.77 trillion market value for the company.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

SpaceX’s initial public offering is three to five times oversubscribed.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In 2007, Mexico’s largest microfinance lender, Compartamos Banco, raised about $450 million in an initial public offering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

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

Not in those days would he have celebrated his pilgrimage to the shrine of Khwajah Mueeyinudin Chisti by a public offering of ghee.

From The Broken Road by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)