"IPO" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: IPOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} IPO (plural IPOs)
  1. (business) Initialism of initial public offering. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: initial public offering Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-IPO-en-noun-7mfCsuKt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 1 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 1 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 1 47 Topics: business
  2. Initialism of Intellectual Property Office. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Intellectual Property Office
    Sense id: en-IPO-en-noun-ye7fyRSG

Verb

Forms: IPOs [present, singular, third-person], IPOing [participle, present], IPOed [participle, past], IPOed [past], IPO'ed [participle, past], IPO'ed [past], IPO-ed [participle, past], IPO-ed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=IPO'ed|past3=IPO-ed}} IPO (third-person singular simple present IPOs, present participle IPOing, simple past and past participle IPOed or IPO'ed or IPO-ed)
  1. (intransitive, transitive) To launch an initial public offering, to go public. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-IPO-en-verb-Iaf~DL3w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 1 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 1 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 1 47

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