unicorn
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- noun
- /ˈjuːnɪkɔrn/
- Jargon
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unicornio
- Australia-based Airwallex is the latest tech startup to enter the billion-dollar unicorn club.
- startup unicorn
- unicorn company
- tech unicorn
We're in this weird moment where unless it's a Unicorn, it's not successful.
- We're in this weird moment where unless it's a Unicorn, it's not successful.
- And I believe the UK, because of its payments companies has more unicorns.
- And it's no surprise that most of the the great unicorns are emerging out of one city in in the world.
Examples
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Mark Sigal of Unicorn Labs says companies—and our country—can prosper again only by embracing a unified approach to business or an ethos of Indivisibility.
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There are companies that get formulated that become the greatest unicorns, you know, in the business world.
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We're in this weird moment where unless it's a Unicorn, it's not successful.
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I'm sure you know about these Brazilian Unicorn called New Bank.
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These are just some of the unicorns in the capital market space as well.
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We've got the Kareem of the Uber over here in Lakita, which just was a Unicorn just a year back.
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In 2018, the U.S. birthed 53 unicorns; Europe, only 10.
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We're in this weird moment where unless it's a unicorn, it's not successful.
Synonyms
A privately owned young company worth more than one billion US dollars
Compounds
- Jargon
An idea or feature that looks exciting but is unlikely to work and aims to attract investors
- Slang
A very bright design with many playful colors on things like clothes or cakes
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Unicorn is also used for a private startup worth at least one billion dollars because people compared such companies to the rare, magical animal; a 'unicorn' company is seen as very rare and special.