DuPont

American  

[doo-pont, dyoo-, doo-pont, dyoo-, dy-pawn] / duˈpɒnt, dyu-, ˈdu pɒnt, ˈdyu-, düˈpɔ̃ /

Or Du Pont

noun

1. Eleuthère Irénée 1771–1834, U.S. industrialist, born in France.

2. Pierre Samuel 1739–1817, French economist and statesman (father of Eleuthère Irénée).

3. Samuel Francis, 1803–65, Union admiral in the U.S. Civil War.

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Example Sentences

DuPont shares were up 1.6% premarket; the company plans 1% pricing to offset higher input costs.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

DuPont reported a profit of $161 million, or 39 cents a share, compared with a loss of $589 million, or $1.40 a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Coming into Tuesday trading, DuPont stock was up 13% so far this year and up 66% over the past 12 months.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

But planned stunts for the MS NOW soiree at DuPont Underground — such as a performance by a university drum line — were scrapped.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Meanwhile, DuPont began work on the next stage of the manufacturing cycle: a full-scale production plant located on a bend of the Columbia River in central Washington State, near the little town of Hanford.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik