start (sth) up
(BUSINESS) — phrasal verb with start /stɑːt/
/stɑːrt/ verb Definition
› If a business or other organization starts up, or if someone starts one up, it is created and starts to operate: Many small businesses started up in the 1980s to cater to this growing market. We ought to start up a drama group.Starting, succeeding and failing in business
(Definition of start (sth) up (BUSINESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- administration noun (BUSINESS CLOSING)
- axe noun
- bankrupt verb
- bankruptcy noun
- branch out phrasal verb
- charter verb (OFFICIAL START)
- dying adjective
- establishment noun (START)
- float verb (BUSINESS)
- growing pains noun (DIFFICULTIES)
- locate verb (MOVE)
- moribund adjective
- official receiver noun
- organic growth noun
- prosper verb
- receiver noun (PERSON)
- shut (sth) down phrasal verb
- venture noun
- wind (sth) down phrasal verb
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