Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation initial public offering
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of dicotyledonous plants belonging to the family Moraceæ. See
Antiaris . - noun An arrow poison prepared from upas-sap, Ipo toxicaria, by the Kenyahs in Borneo, who also use it internally as a medicine for malaria.
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- initialism
Initial Public Offering - initialism Intellectual Property Office
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
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Examples
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AIA's IPO is Hong Kong's biggest ever, and if the company exercises the offering's overallotment option to increase the size of the deal to $20.5 billion, the IPO could be the second-largest globally this year and the third-biggest ever.
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The IPO is Australia's biggest in several years and comes at a time when coal demand in China is booming.
Business Watch 2010
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The Asian life insurer's base IPO is multiple times covered at the top of the price range of HK$18. 38 to HK$19. 68 a share, the people familiar with the situation said.
Luck, Price Rescue Stock of an AIG Prized Asset Alison Tudor 2010
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But some investors question whether an IPO is in the best interest of EGP — or Enel.
Italy Stacy Meichtry 2010
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The expected price range of the IPO is higher than a forecast given by GM Chairman Ed Whitacre last month.
GM IPO Expected To Raise $10 Billion, Sources Say Nicole Hardesty 2010
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The MMHE IPO is the first of two listings planned by Petronas this year.
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Dealogic data show Pandora's IPO is Europe's fourth largest this year.
Denmark's Pandora Jumps in Debut Margot Patrick 2010
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The IPO is Australia's biggest in several years and comes at a time when coal demand in China is booming.
Australian Rail IPO Marks Bet on Coal David Winning 2010
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MMHE's IPO is the first of two listings planned by Petronas this year.
Petronas Arm May Raise $647 Million in IPO Elffie Chew 2010
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The seesaw of an on-again-off-again IPO, coupled with various management reshuffles and low morale as AIG prepared to sell off its "Asian gem," prompted an exodus of employees and agents.
AIA's New Deal Ron Shelp 2010
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