IPO

noun

ˌī-(ˌ)pē-ˈō

plural IPOs

: an initial public offering of a company's stock

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Even Alphabet posted negative free cash flow in Q2 for the first time since its 2004 IPO to help fund AI. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 Any company doing a div-recap is likely taking a forward-looking view that the IPO market will be closed in the short run. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 SpaceX provided one this year, while the uncertain paths of Anthropic and OpenAI show how much of the market’s IPO momentum still rests on a small group of extraordinary companies. — Jeff Jacobs, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The stock is down more than 65% since a peak shortly after its IPO in March 2025. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for IPO

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initial public offering

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1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of IPO was in 1976

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IPO

noun

ˌī-ˌpē-ˈō

: an initial public offering of a company's stock

IPO

noun

Examples of IPO in a Sentence

Word History

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