variants or startup
often attributive
1
: the act or an instance of setting in operation or motion
2
: a fledgling business enterprise

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One approach is to apply first principles thinking, a method popular in Silicon Valley start-ups, to redesign the organization. Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 Much material is inspired by food-tech start-ups located right here in the Bay Area. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025 When everyone is looking for the next start-up to invest in, Danny Welbeck, at 34, is showing that with age comes experience. Adam Crafton, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025 Google’s control of the ads has turned the former garage start-up in to colossal worth close to $2 trillion. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for start-up

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of start-up was in 1845

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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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