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start-up

noun, often attributive
\ ˈstärt-ˌəp How to pronounce start-up (audio) \
variants: or startup

Definition of start-up

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

First Known Use of start-up

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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start-up

noun
How to pronounce start-up (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of start-up

: a new business

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