: an increase according to a fixed ratio

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As the Lab moves from start-up to scale-up status, philanthropic support remains critical, Cornfeld told me. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Harbinger Motors is backed by venture capital money, with $100 million funded to date and another $82 million expected to scale-up production, according to Harris and Crunchbase, which tracks funding data for startups. Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024 For example, the Netherlands’ fast-growing scale-up manufacturer Wefabricate B.V. is laying a solid foundation for growth and innovation by modernizing its ERP environment in the cloud. Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Another factor is the lack of loyalty amongst US scale-ups where the abundance of capital raised is also utilised to lure away key talent from other companies in the ecosystem. Kjartan Rist, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scale-up 

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scale-up was in 1945

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“Scale-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scale-up. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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