IPO

American  

abbreviation

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

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IPO British  

abbreviation

1. independent publicly owned company

2. stock exchange initial public offering

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IPO Cultural  

1. Abbreviation for i nitial p ublic o ffering; the first issuance of shares in itself by a public company.

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Etymology

Origin of IPO

First recorded in 1975–80

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See also: Mastercard’s stock is up 11,000% since its IPO 20 years ago.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Although the IPO should support CXMT's long-term capacity investments, "it is unlikely to ease the current shortage immediately," as such expansion typically takes around a year or longer, Wang added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

On top of that, O’Regan noted that Chinese memory-chip maker ChangXin Memory Technologies is expected to IPO in Shanghai on Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

If the overallotment option is fully exercised, CXMT’s A-share IPO would be the third-largest in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

It is estimated that a person who invested $5,000 in Netflix at its 2002 IPO would have about $30,000 by January 2010, about $200,000 by January 2015, and about $1.4 million by January 2020.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly