initial public offering vs initial offering

initial public offering and initial offering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
initial public offering	Yes	No	No	No
initial offering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, initial public offering and initial offering are synonyms defined as:

initial public offering and initial offering: a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public

Other synonyms of initial public offering include IPO.

initial public offering (noun)	initial offering (noun)
a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public	a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public