public
Definition 1
Having shares available to retail investors in the open market.
Definition 2
The retail investors themselves (as opposed to institutional investors).
Definition 3
Widely known, not secret. opposite of private.
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Initial Public Offering, secondary offering, going public, new issue, open-end management company, outstanding stock, quasi-public corporation, sunshine laws, transparent market, Certified Public Accountant and 
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