Synonyms

public offering

American

noun

a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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“I’m a huge fan of small retail investors,” he wrote in a 2020 tweet about a potential public offering of SpaceX or its Starlink business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Monday said it had filed confidentially for an initial public offering, following AI rival Anthropic’s IPO filing on June 1.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

OpenAI, which kick-started the artificial-intelligence boom with the 2022 release of ChatGPT, is officially preparing to stage an initial public offering that will test investor appetite for AI companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

OpenAI confidentially filed an S-1 with the SEC for an initial public offering, but timing is undecided.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

He would make the public offering on the Epiphany in Westminster Abbey.

From The Herd Boy and His Hermit by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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