startup

or start-up

[ stahrt-uhp ]

/ ˈstɑrtˌʌp /

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noun

the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.

a new business venture, or a new commercial or industrial project: a small, 5-month-old Internet startup.

adjective

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.

Words nearby startup

startle, startle colour, startle epilepsy, startle reflex, startling, startup, starvation, starvation wages, starve, starveling, starwort

Origin of startup

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

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British Dictionary definitions for start up

start up

verb (adverb)

to come or cause to come into being for the first time; originate

(intr) to spring or jump suddenly from a position or place

to set in or go into motion, activity, etche started up the engine; the orchestra started up

adjective start-up

of or relating to input, usually financial, made to establish a new project or businessa start-up mortgage

noun start-up

a business enterprise that has been launched recently

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Idioms and Phrases with start up

start up

Begin to operate, especially a machine or engine, as in Start up the motor so we can get going. [First half of 1900s]

Move suddenly or begin an activity, as in When the alarm rang I started up. [Early 1200s]

Organize a new enterprise, as in Starting up a business requires considerable capital. [Second half of 1900s]