Phrase guide

initial public offering

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The first offering to members of the public of stock in a company, normally followed by a listing of that stock on a stock exchange.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: phrase, plural

Topics: business, finance

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: IPO, initial offering

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism

History

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: առաջնային հրապարակային տեղաբաշխում (aṙaǰnayin hraparakayin teġabašxum) — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Azerbaijani: ilkin ictimai təklif — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Chinese Mandarin: 首次公開募股 /首次公开募股 (shǒucì gōngkāi mùgǔ) — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Chinese Mandarin: 首次公開發行 /首次公开发行 (shǒucì gōngkāi fāxíng) — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Czech: první veřejná nabídka — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Czech: první veřejná nabídka akcií — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Dutch: beursintroductie — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Dutch: beursgang — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Finnish: listautumisanti — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • French: introduction en bourse — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Georgian: აქციების პირველადი საჯარო შეთავაზება (akciebis ṗirveladi saǯaro šetavazeba) — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Georgian: საწყისი ღია წინადადება (sac̣q̇isi ɣia c̣inadadeba) — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Georgian: აქციების პირველი საჯარო გაყიდვა (akciebis ṗirveli saǯaro gaq̇idva) — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Georgian: აქციების პირველადი განთავსება (akciebis ṗirveladi gantavseba) — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • German: Börsegang — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • German: Börsengang — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Hindi: प्रारंभिक सार्वजनिक निर्गम (prārambhik sārvajnik nirgam) — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Hungarian: nyilvános részvénykibocsátás — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Hungarian: tőzsdei bevezetés — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Italian: offerta pubblica iniziale — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Italian: ipo — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Japanese: 新規株式公開 (shinki kabushiki kōkai) — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Polish: pierwsza oferta publiczna — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Portuguese: oferta pública inicial — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Russian: перви́чное публи́чное предложе́ние (pervíčnoje publíčnoje predložénije) — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Sicilian: afferta pùbblica nizziali — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Spanish: oferta pública de venta — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company
  • Swedish: börsintroduktion — first offering to members of the public of stock in a company