Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

initial public offering

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: ini-tial pub-lic of-fer-ing
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

IPO (abbreviation)

Derived Forms

IPO

Phrases

follow-on public offering

Frequently Paired Words

follow-on public offering FPO go public SPAC

Synonyms

flotation ipo initial offering

Questions

What does initial public offering mean?: 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.

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