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
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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.
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