inception

inception
inception in‧cep‧tion [ɪnˈsepʆn] noun [singular] COMMERCE
1. the start of a business, organization etc:

• Since its inception in 1965, Medicare has based the payments it makes for each claim on what individual doctors charge.

2. the date on which an agreement or system becomes effective:

• The customer agrees to guaranteed monthly payments at the inception of the agreement.

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inception UK US /ɪnˈsepʃən/ noun [C, usually singular, or U]
► the beginning of an organization, official activity, system, or agreement: »

Since its inception in 1968, the company has been at the forefront of computer development.

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the inception of an era/a period

 the inception of a project/programme/scheme »

At the inception of the program, all parties will defer their complaints to the governing body.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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