startup

or start-up

[ stahrt-uhp ]

noun

1. the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
2. a new business venture, or a new commercial or industrial project:

   a small, 5-month-old internet startup.

adjective

1. of or relating to the beginning of such a venture or project, especially to an investment made to initiate it:

   high start-up costs for construction of a new facility.

Word History and Origins

Origin of startup¹

First recorded in 1550–60; noun use of verb phrase start up

Example Sentences

A 2020 TechPoint report estimated that only 10% of west Africa-focused startups with at least one female co-founder successfully raised $1 million or more in the last decade.

From Quartz

Balderton, for instance, announced its Sustainable Future Goals with a bang at the startup event Slush in early December 2020.

From TechCrunch

Mighty Buildings is not the only startup doing 3D-printed homes.

From TechCrunch

The amount is sizable for a Series A in general, but supersized for a LatAm startup.

From TechCrunch

Today, those learnings have been formed into a venture-backed startup.

From TechCrunch

Imagine waking up to find a guy who looks like a tech startup employee eating your charred crispy leg.

From The Daily Beast

McCaslin likened the energy at ARNN to that of a startup, with the handsome salaries to match.

From The Daily Beast

One reason Israel is so successful in the startup world, says Ophir, is because its citizens are known for speaking their minds.

From The Daily Beast

Michlin, who was looking for ideas for a new startup company, says he felt a lightbulb switch on over his head.

From The Daily Beast

A small country of roughly 8.2 million people, Israel has been dubbed the “startup nation.”

From The Daily Beast

Had I been condemned to death I would not have expected a man to startup and take my place.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr Startup was also a very good young man, but he was of a fiery calibre, whereas Frigidy was naturally mild.

From Project Gutenberg

Startup was already an open-air preacher, whereas Frigidy lacked nerve to speak a word above his breath.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a good young man, at peace with all the world—except Mr Startup.

From Project Gutenberg

On such an occasion as this no servant, no friend, no Mr Startup, was allowed to interfere with her filial piety.

From Project Gutenberg