Start-up

/stˈɑːtˈʌp/

/ˈstɑɹˌtəp/

[noun]

Start-up

[NOUN]

a business or company that has just begun operation

Examples

1. While raising her children, she kept her finger on the pulse of business and technology by freelancing for start-ups and small businesses.

2. The job seeker's friend warned her to remember the saying 'beware of the young doctor and the old barber' when she considered accepting a job offer from a start-up with little track record or an established company with outdated practices.

3. By show of hands, how many people in here are start-ups?

4. Hundreds of start-ups are developing sentiment analysis solutions.