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

Crew members and other workers were encouraged to dine together at any restaurant onboard while the ship was in startup mode.

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That was before news broke this past week that Bezos was becoming co-chief executive officer of an AI startup, dubbed Project Prometheus, where he is also an investor.

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Silicon Valley’s startup model encourages “a fake it until you make it” strategy: Pretend to be successful to attract the coders, venture capitalists and customers that bring actual success.

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Ultimately, Brazil is seeking to raise $125 billion in public and private investment, but said the fund could start working even without the full $25 billion in startup capital from governments.

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The success of the new model poses a significant challenge to OpenAI, Anthropic and other startups vying for AI dominance.

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