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UP-AND-COMING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does up-and-coming mean? 

UP-AND-COMING (adjective)
  The adjective UP-AND-COMING has 1 sense:

1. working hard to promote an enterpriseplay

  Familiarity information: UP-AND-COMING used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UP-AND-COMING (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Working hard to promote an enterprise

Synonyms:

energetic; gumptious; industrious; up-and-coming

Similar:

enterprising (marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects)


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