기업이 처음으로 외부 투자자에게 주식을 공개하고 증권 시장에 상장하는 것.
The process by which a private company offers shares to the public in a new stock issuance for the first time.
예문:
"The tech startup is planning its IPO for early next year to raise capital for expansion."
"Investors are eagerly awaiting the IPO of the popular social media platform."
"After a successful IPO, the company's stock price surged by twenty percent on the first day of trading."