go public

1. Become a publicly held company, that is, issue ownership shares in the form of stock. For example, As soon as the company grows a little bigger and begins to show a profit, we intend to go public. [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

The White House and Republican congressional leaders oppose the release of all of the files, saying that it could expose the identities of victims who do not want to go public.

From BBC

Football's Financial Shame: The Story of the V11 shows how coming together as a team helped the group survive and gave them the conviction to go public.

From BBC

They didn’t even go public as a couple until this summer in Paris.

From Los Angeles Times

The 51-year-old has chosen to go public with the rare long-term condition, which causes muscle weakness, to raise awareness before this month's US Open.

From BBC

Stanway praised Carter's decision to go public about the abuse and pledged the support of the squad for their team-mate.

From BBC

Related Words

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• blab 
• communicate 
• disclose 
• give away 
• leak 
• publish 
• reveal 
• uncover