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noun
Initialism of initial public offering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: business
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noun
Initialism of Intellectual Property Office.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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verb
To launch an initial public offering, to go public.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
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noun
a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: initial public offering, initial offering
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
History
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