startup

American  

[stahrt-uhp] / ˈstɑrtˌʌp /

Or start-up

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.

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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.

Etymology

Origin of startup

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

Example Sentences

“That could lead to a world where it isn’t so much that specific jobs are disrupted as it is that large enterprises are disrupted in general and replaced with much less labor-intensive startups.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Founders, early employees and early investors in qualifying startups can exclude a substantial portion of their gains from federal taxes if their company succeeds after years of risk and illiquidity.

From The Wall Street Journal

The biggest names in technology joined little-known startups in using this year’s Super Bowl to showcase their latest artificial intelligence products.

From The Wall Street Journal

Neara, an Australian startup that makes digital models of power networks, has raised more than $60 million to accelerate its expansion as rapid growth in data centers and renewable energy stretch aging electricity grids globally.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors have grown increasingly nervous about whether the AI startup can live up to its massive financial obligations, including the billions of dollars in data centers Oracle is building on the ChatGPT creator’s behalf.

From MarketWatch