"scaleup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scaleups [plural]
Etymology: From scale + up. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|scale|up}} scale + up Head templates: {{en-noun}} scaleup (plural scaleups)
  1. The act or result of scaling up. Coordinate_terms: buildout
    Sense id: en-scaleup-en-noun-Z7pOxAfk Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. (business) A startup in the growth phase.
    Sense id: en-scaleup-en-noun-0IOatSHm Categories (other): Business Topics: business

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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