startup
/ˈstɑrtʌp/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a newly established business.
- They moved into a small startup office with just three desks.
- He invested in several startup companies hoping for big returns.
- The startup culture encourages creativity and risk-taking.
noun
- A newly established business or company, especially one in technology or innovative fields.
- The startup developed a new app that helps people learn languages.
- She left her corporate job to join a promising startup in Silicon Valley.
- Many startups fail within their first year due to lack of funding.
- The act or process of beginning something, especially the operation of a machine, system, or process.
- The startup of the old engine took several minutes of cranking.
- After a slow startup, the project finally gained momentum.
- The computer's startup was delayed by a software update.