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
Examples of start-up in a Sentence
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Teal’s parent company, Red Cat, had also owned two consumer drone start-ups, Fat Shark and Rotor Riot, which sourced from China to keep their costs down.
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Eva Dou, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The default start-up mode is GT, which makes 80 percent of the power and torque available.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
These are the models of well-being promoted by Fella Health, a start-up that prescribes buzzy weight-loss drugs to men.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Carol, however, was called to Manassas Park, VA, and recruited to another start-up operation - a brand new high school system in which Carol was hired to teach English.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, researchers and start-ups are pushing psychedelics forward on the medical front.
—Jane C. Hu, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
Rezai said while the company has grown from a start-up to a global enterprise, San Mateo as a community is embedded in its DNA.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
Some entrepreneurs blame high taxes and start-up costs for licensed producers and retailers.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Many start-up distillers, eager to get a product on the shelf to sell while whiskeys age, aim to make a near-tasteless vodka.
—Ryan J. Rusak, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
Eva Dou, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The default start-up mode is GT, which makes 80 percent of the power and torque available.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024
These are the models of well-being promoted by Fella Health, a start-up that prescribes buzzy weight-loss drugs to men.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Carol, however, was called to Manassas Park, VA, and recruited to another start-up operation - a brand new high school system in which Carol was hired to teach English.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, researchers and start-ups are pushing psychedelics forward on the medical front.
—Jane C. Hu, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
Rezai said while the company has grown from a start-up to a global enterprise, San Mateo as a community is embedded in its DNA.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
Some entrepreneurs blame high taxes and start-up costs for licensed producers and retailers.
—Martin Kaste, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Many start-up distillers, eager to get a product on the shelf to sell while whiskeys age, aim to make a near-tasteless vodka.
—Ryan J. Rusak, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Start-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/start-up. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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