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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The founder of one of Britain’s most exciting start-ups certainly doesn’t buy the Americans-are-workaholics-Europeans-are-lazy theory for why the U.S. outperforms Europe.
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Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
Peacock, the streaming service of Comcast’s entertainment unit NBCUniversal, has narrowed its start-up losses and ended the latest financial quarter with 34 million paying subscribers.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
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Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
Peacock, the streaming service of Comcast’s entertainment unit NBCUniversal, has narrowed its start-up losses and ended the latest financial quarter with 34 million paying subscribers.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
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 31 May. 2024.
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