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start-up

  [stahrt-uhp]
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–noun
1. the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to the beginning of a new project or venture, esp. to an investment made to initiate such a project, as in a commercial or industrial enterprise: high start-up costs.
Also, startup.

Origin:
1550–60; n. use of v. phrase start up
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start-up or start·up   (stärt'ŭp')
n.  

  1. The act or process of setting into operation or motion.

  2. A business or an undertaking that has recently begun operation: grew from a tiny start-up to a multimillion-dollar corporation.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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