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IPO
abbr.
initial public offering
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IPO
abbreviation for
1. (Stock Exchange) independent publicly owned company
2. (Stock Exchange) stock exchange initial public offering
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IPO
initial public offering.
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IPO
An acronym for Initial Public Offer. The open sale of shares in a company prior to the company being listed on a stock exchange for the first time.
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| Noun | 1. | IPO - a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) |
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IPO
[ˌaɪpiːˈəʊ] n abbr (STOCK EXCHANGE) (=initial public offering) → OPI f(= offre publique initiale)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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