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start-up
[stahrt-uhp]
–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
1550–60; n. use of v. phrase start up

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