start-up
noun
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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Prioritizing Black beauty start-ups Having worked with Coach, RCA records, and Paper magazine, an opportunity to take her multifaceted talent to L’Oréal was presented.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
The environmentalist and start-up specialist Suzy Amis Cameron has unveiled Inside Out LLC, a global holding company that serves up ecological and ethical solutions for six sectors.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
In the criminally underrated Peacock comedy Killing It, the desperate protagonist (Craig Robinson) decides that the only way to make seed money for his start-up business is by participating in a python-hunting competition in the Florida Everglades.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Golden visas are programs where some countries offer temporary or permanent residence in exchange for investment in real estate, start-ups, or paying a lot of tax.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
The environmentalist and start-up specialist Suzy Amis Cameron has unveiled Inside Out LLC, a global holding company that serves up ecological and ethical solutions for six sectors.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
In the criminally underrated Peacock comedy Killing It, the desperate protagonist (Craig Robinson) decides that the only way to make seed money for his start-up business is by participating in a python-hunting competition in the Florida Everglades.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Golden visas are programs where some countries offer temporary or permanent residence in exchange for investment in real estate, start-ups, or paying a lot of tax.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for start-up
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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