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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Start up

CNN often says: in business, there are "start ups" and "up starts". What does that mean? What is the meaning of the expressions "start up" and "up start" ?
  

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"Startup" is a technical term for putting a new business into operation. Back during the dot-com bubble we were always hearing about IPO's, or "initial public offerings," whereby companies "went public," offering their stock for sale on wall street. An "upstart" is usually a person who makes a big splash and then fizzles, if I may mix my metaphors.

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  • "Startup" is a technical term for putting a new business into operation.
  • Back during the dot-com bubble we were always hearing about IPO's, or "initial public offerings," whereby companies "went public," offering their stock for sale on wall street.
  • An "upstart" is usually a person who makes a big splash and then fizzles, if I may mix my metaphors.
  • It could apply to a new company which seems very promising, but soon fails.
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"Startup" is a technical term for putting a new business into operation. Back during the dot-com bubble we were always hearing about IPO's, or "initial public offerings," whereby companies "went public," offering their stock for sale on wall street.

An "upstart" is usually a person who makes a big splash and then fizzles, if I may mix my metaphors. It could apply to a new company which
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