startup
or start-up
[ stahrt-uhp ]
/ ˈstɑrtˌʌp /
noun
the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
a new business venture, or a new commercial or industrial project: a small, 5-month-old Internet startup.
adjective
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.
Origin of startup
First recorded in 1550–60; noun use of verb phrase
start up
Words nearby startup
British Dictionary definitions for start up
start up
verb (adverb)
to come or cause to come into being for the first time; originate
(intr)
to spring or jump suddenly from a position or place
to set in or go into motion, activity, etc
he started up the engine; the orchestra started up
adjective start-up
of or relating to input, usually financial, made to establish a new project or business
a start-up mortgage
noun start-up
a business enterprise that has been launched recently
Idioms and Phrases with start up
start up
Begin to operate, especially a machine or engine, as in Start up the motor so we can get going. [First half of 1900s]
Move suddenly or begin an activity, as in When the alarm rang I started up. [Early 1200s]
Organize a new enterprise, as in Starting up a business requires considerable capital. [Second half of 1900s]