Korean slang profile
IPO
IPO
An abbreviation for an initial public offering, when a company first offers its shares to general investors.
An abbreviation for an initial public offering, when a company first offers its shares to general investors.
- Expanded form
- Initial Public OfferingInitial Public Offering
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jan 20, 2023
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
상장을 준비하는 기업의 IPO 소식을 읽었어.
I read IPO news about a company preparing to list.
02Documented history
- 2023-01-20The 한국경제TV source used the expression ‘IPO’.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The source explains it as ‘Initial Public Offering’. Who first used it and when could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 증권형토큰 큰 장 선다…尹정부, 코인장 견인 `기대` (한국경제TV)Published Jan 20, 2023Original source checked Nov 13, 2026