public offering

noun [C or U] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE

Definition

› an occasion when a company makes shares available, or the number of shares made available: The company will pay for part of the investment through a public offering of 15 million shares. → Compare IPO, secondary offering

(Definition of public offering noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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