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Definition of "follow-on" []

  • Following as a related or consequent aspect or development: "Such contracts involve follow-on sales of maintenance services” ( Christian Science Monitor). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "follow-on" in a sentence
  • "Additional offerings of stock by a company after an initial public offering, or IPO, should be referred to as follow-on offerings."
  • "Additional offerings of stock by a company after an initial public offering are referred to as follow-on offerings."
  • "Just as U.S. initial public offerings have dwindled of late, sales of stock from existing public companies, known as follow-on offerings, have declined dramatically since August."