start-up
noun
(also startup) ukus [ C ] WORKPLACE, COMMERCE (also start-up business); (start-up company)
a business that has just been started:
a business/dotcom/internet start-up
He transformed the business from a start-up into one of the world's biggest mobile phone companies.
[ U or S ]
the act or process of starting or making something start:
The startup of our manufacturing operations in China continues on an accelerated schedule.
Once you have disabled the program, reboot the computer to see if its absence causes a problem on startup.
start-up
adjective [ before noun ]
New operations had had produced losses during their start-up phase.