public offering

American  

noun

1. 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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A Nigerian oil refinery owned by Africa's richest man is preparing an initial public offering expecting to raise $1.6 billion, the company said Friday, in what could be one of the country's biggest-ever stock launches.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Storonsky said in April that an initial public offering of its shares was at least two years away.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Oura, which sells a smart ring that tracks your health, filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. late Thursday, in the latest sign that wearables are here to stay.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Spiegel emerged as a household name a decade ago when the success of his disappearing-messaging app propelled his startup to a public offering and made him a new wunderkind of entrepreneurship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Not in those days would he have celebrated his pilgrimage to the shrine of Khwajah Mueeyinudin Chisti by a public offering of ghee.

From The Broken Road by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason