First letter of a name (eg, J.D. for Jane Doe)

adjective

1. Of or relating to the beginning incipient

   "his initial reaction"

2. Placed at the beginning first

   "the initial word of the verse"

noun

1. The first letter of a name
2. The first letter of each word in a full name

   "found that their initials were identical"

3. A large letter beginning a text or a division or paragraph
4. Anlage, precursor

verb

1. To affix an initial to
2. To authenticate or give preliminary approval to by affixing the initials of an authorizing representative

noun

1. The first sale of a cryptocurrency to the public conducted for the purpose of raising funds (as to support a start-up)

   "Coinciding with the substantial growth in cryptocurrencies, companies and individuals increasingly have been using initial coin offerings to raise capital for their businesses and projects."

noun

1. Alliteration

noun

1. A stationary straight line that contains a point about which another straight line is rotated to form an angle compare terminal side

noun

1. The first sale of a company's stock to the public

noun

1. The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)