initial public offering
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ɪˌnɪʃ.əl ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈɒf.ər.ɪŋ/ us/ɪˌnɪʃ.əl ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈɑː.fɚ.ɪŋ/ (abbreviation IPO)
首次公开募股
the first sale of a company's shares to the public
The Chinese developer plans to launch a $1bn initial public offering in Hong Kong next month. 这家中国开发商计划下月在香港进行10亿美元的首次公开募股。
Investors may want to keep in mind a number of upcoming initial public offerings. 投资者可能需要留意一些即将进行的首次公开募股。
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- They mentioned 12 companies that had initial public offerings of stock from 1998 to 2000.
- The third-largest initial public offering in the world so far this year began trading Thursday.
- Lastminute.com made its stockmarket debut with an initial public offering that, at the end of the first day's trading, valued the company at £732m.