go public

1. Become a publicly held company, that is, issue ownership shares in the form of stock. For example, As soon as the company grows a little bigger and begins to show a profit, we intend to go public. [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

Matt Proud and Avjit Kamboj have founded MAK Acquisition, which is a SPAK, according to a recent filing, and are preparing to go public with a $100 million IPO.

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Rightly so – choosing to be outspoken, to go public with deeply held concerns, is often brave and noble.

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Beyond Meat was the first pure-play maker of plant-based alternative meat to go public.

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SuRo Capital invests in companies it expects to go public through initial offerings of stock to the public.

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Additional appearances on “Late Night With David Letterman” boosted their profile, and they won an Emmy for their 1985 special “Penn & Teller Go Public.”

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