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startup
CEFRB1
/ˈstɑɹtˌʌp/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A new business, especially one based on technology.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications or programs that start up automatically after a user signs in.
Examples
Their investment in the startup turned out to be a dud.
He started a startup in Algeria.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Also pronounced
- [ˈstɑɹɾˌʌp]
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
The act or process of starting a process or machine.
One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart.
More examples
In contextTom works for a startup.
1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender, London: Hugh Singleton, “Februarie,” Glosse, Galage) a startuppe or clownish shoe.
1619, Michael Drayton, “The Ninth Eglogue” in Pastorals. Contayning Eglogves, With the Man in the Moone, London: John Smethwicke, reproduced in J. William Hebel (ed.), The Works of Michael Drayton, Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1932, p. 564, When not a Shepheard a...
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noun
Etymology tree English start updeverb. English startup Deverbal from start up.