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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Example Sentences

The U.K. and continental Europe are missing out on wealth-creation opportunities like the initial public offering of Elon Musk’s SpaceX or hefty bonuses Samsung Electronics agreed to pay to employees, Kyle said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“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

SpaceX is aiming to raise $75 billion in an IPO at a fixed price of $135 per share, which would value the company at $1.77 trillion and mark the largest initial public offering ever.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

SpaceX’s upcoming initial public offering has been a major boon for exchange-traded funds touting pre-IPO exposure to SpaceX.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 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 Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)