Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
initial public offer — A share issue done when a company comes to the market for the first time. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary * * * initial public offer initial public offer ➔ offer2 * * * initial public offer UK US noun [C, usually singular]… … Financial and business terms
Initial Public Offer — first offering to the public of a company s shares on the stock market, IPO … English contemporary dictionary
Initial Public Offering — ( IPO) The term used in America for a new share issue by a company coming to the stock market for the first time. Financial Services Glossary Initial Public Offering ( IPO) Also known as flotation, it is the company s first offer of shares in the … Financial and business terms
initial public offering — ( IPO) A company s first sale of stock to the public. securities offered in an IPO are often, but not always, those of young, small companies seeking outside equity capital and a public market for their stock. investors purchasing stock in IPOs… … Financial and business terms
initial public offering — noun a corporation s first offer to sell stock to the public • Syn: ↑IPO, ↑initial offering • Hypernyms: ↑commerce, ↑commercialism, ↑mercantilism * * * noun, pl ⋯ ings [count] : the first sale of a company s stock to the public … Useful english dictionary
initial public offering — IPO The first sale of shares by a private limited company to the public. It can be difficult to set an issue price that will be low enough to attract sufficient investors to take up the whole issue and yet high enough to give the company the… … Accounting dictionary
initial public offering — IPO The first sale of shares by a private limited company to the public. It can be difficult to set an issue price that will be low enough to attract sufficient investors to take up the whole issue and yet high enough to give the company the… … Big dictionary of business and management
initial public offering — /ɪˌnɪʃ(ə)l ˌpʌblɪk ɒf(ə)rɪŋ/ noun US the process of offering new shares in a corporation for sale to the public as a way of launching the corporation on the Stock Exchange. Abbreviation IPO (NOTE: The UK term is offer for sale.) … Dictionary of banking and finance
initial offer — ➔ offer2 * * * initial offer UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► the first amount of money that a person or company offers in their attempt to buy a property, another company, etc.: »Sky s initial offer of £8 million was rejected. → See also INITIAL PUBLIC… … Financial and business terms
Offer — Indicates a willingness to sell at a given price. Related: bid * * * ▪ I. offer of‧fer 1 [ˈɒfə ǁ ˈɒːfər, ˈɑː ] verb [transitive] 1. to say that you are willing to give someone something, or to give them it: offer somebody something • The … Financial and business terms
