go public

Verb

Meaning

(idiomatic, intransitive) To make something public; to announce publicly or to the press.
They threatened to go public with the photos unless I paid up.

(idiomatic, intransitive, business, finance) To launch an initial public offering.

Examples

A diagnostics company that earlier this month had signaled plans to go public is taking a detour to the exit doors by agreeing to be acquired. Source: Internet

A general partnership cannot "go public." Source: Internet

Airbnb announced that the platform has been profitable for two consecutive years and is expected to go public available in 2020. Source: Internet

But Harvard professor of divinity Francis Clooney said he does not expect many senior Catholics to go public with their denunciations of the Pope. Source: Internet

A PARTEEN woman, whose home has been seriously damaged by the presence of a defective building material, has made an emotional appear for others affected to go public about their situation. Source: Internet

De La Jara says she and her husband hesitated to go public because of the stigma and blame that can accompany a COVID-19 diagnosis. Source: Internet

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