public sale
noun[C]
ukusCOMMERCE
anoccasionwhengoodsorpropertyaresoldin anauction:
Brokers getticketsfromsourcesasvariedaspublicsales,walk-incustomers, and otherbrokers.
[C]STOCK MARKET
anoccasionwhen acompanymakessharesavailableon astockexchange:
Thefirmannouncedit wasconsideringapublicsaleofitsshares.