IPO
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ˌaɪ.piːˈəʊ/ us/ˌaɪ.piːˈoʊ/
首次公开募股，首次上市（initial public offering的缩写）
abbreviation for initial public offering: the first sale of a company's shares to the public
Only 5 million shares were sold in the IPO.
The IPO shares were priced at $28.
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- The IPO will still make company insiders millionaires.
- The IPO of a second company is in limbo.
- In the old days, the public was willing to co-develop discovery ideas by participating in IPOs, but not any more.