American English
/ˈstɑɹ.ɾəp̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
a new company, often a small company, that is trying to grow quickly
In natural speech, the middle sound in “startup” may be a quick tap, shown here as /ˈstɑɹ.ɾəp̚/, and the final /p/ may be unreleased.
a new company, often a small company, that is trying to grow quickly
She works for a tech startup.
The startup is looking for investors.
In American English, startup is usually written as one word when it means a new company.
tech startup · startup founder · startup company · startup capital
work for a startup
a startup that + verb
the process of a computer or machine starting and becoming ready to use
The computer is slow during startup.
The system takes two minutes to complete startup.
startup time · system startup
during startup
startup takes + time
the first costs of starting a business
Our startup costs were higher than expected.
money used to start a new business
They raised startup capital from private investors.