How to Pronounce "go public"
expression
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈpəbɫɪk
GOH PUB-lik
ɡˈəʊ/ /pˈʌblɪk
guh-OH PUB-lik
Definition
To sell shares of a company to the public for the first time (on the stock market), or to make information known to everyone after being private.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈpəbɫɪk
British English
ɡˈəʊ/ /pˈʌblɪk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
GOH PUB-lik
UK
guh-OH PUB-lik
Listen in Context
The company wants to go public next year.
After ten years, they decided to go public.
Many startups dream of the day they will go public.
They finally decided to go public with their relationship after years of keeping it secret.