IPO

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abbreviation

initial public offering: a company's first stock offering to the public.

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Origin of IPO

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby IPO

ipil-ipil, I-pin, Ipiutak, i-Player, ipm, IPO, iPod, Ipoh, ipomoea, Ippolitov-Ivanov, ippon

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How to use IPO in a sentence

Since Waze, Soluto and Onavo, both Israeli startups, have had great exits in consumer tech, and Wix “unicorned” through its IPO.
The Airbnb of Home-Cooked Meals|Itay Hod|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The next green IPO will be from Vivint, a Utah-based company that sells solar panels door-to-door.
Capitalism Is Saving the Climate, You Hippies|Daniel Gross|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Projected to go live in the third quarter of 2014, this will allow film projects essentially to IPO.
How to Win at Crowdfunding|Bianca Goodloe|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Zynga rode its one big hit, Farmville, to IPO riches and then crashed as soon as the trend turned.
Silicon Valley Thinks You’re a Fool|Daniel Gross|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A source reveled to The Sunday Times that “preliminary meetings” were being held with bankers to discuss an IPO.
Kate Middleton's St. Patrick's Day Look; 'Vogue UK' Editor Defends Skinny Cover Models|The Fashion Beast Team|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The natives of Macassar also call this venomous production ipo.
Curiosities of Medical Experience|J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
Kulu-ipo, the fallen chief, he who fell on account of the tree, p. 17.
Hawaiian Folk Tales|Various

British Dictionary definitions for IPO

IPO

abbreviation for

independent publicly owned company

stock exchange initial public offering

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Cultural definitions for IPO

IPO

Abbreviation for initial public offering; the first issuance of shares in itself by a public company.