- debut
- debut de‧but [ˈdeɪbjuː, ˈdebjuː ǁ deɪˈbjuː, dɪ-] noun [countable]1. the first public appearance of a product or service, or the first time that it is available to buy:
• The new machines will mark the debut of the next generation of memory chips.
2. FINANCE an occasion when a company issue S (= makes available and sells ) shares, bonds etc for the first time:• Bangkok Land made a notable debut, accounting for about 32% of the exchange's total trading volume.
— debut verb [intransitive, transitive] :• When MP3 players first debuted, there was a low take-up by the public.
• Intel has debuted its latest desktop Pentium D processors, launching the chip family as the 9xx series.
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Ⅰ.debut UK US /ˈdeɪbjuː/ US /deɪˈbjuː/ noun [C]► the first time that something appears in public, or that a product, service, or shares become available to buy: »Shares in the company rose 12% on their stock market debut.
Ⅱ.debut UK US /ˈdeɪbjuː/ US /deɪˈbjuː/ verb [I or T]► if a company debuts a product, service , or share, or if it debuts, it becomes available to the public for the first time: »The company has recently debuted its new website.
»Drug discount cards, approved by Medicare, debuted last year.
Financial and business terms. 2012.