Ground-floor meaning

The beginning or first stage of a new company. This phrase is used to describe an investment opportunity that is potentially lucrative because the investor can get in at the beginning, therefore sharing in maximum price appreciation.
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The beginning of a venture, especially regarded as a position of advantage.

Investors vying to get in on the ground floor of a development project.

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That floor of a building which is approximately level with the ground; first floor.
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The floor of a building closest to ground level; first floor (US)
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(informal) The initial stage of a project.
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Situated on the ground floor.
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The floor of a building at or nearest ground level.
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in on the ground floor
  • In at the beginning (of a business, etc.) and thus in an especially advantageous position.
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in on the ground floor

Ground-floor Sentence Examples

  • Consider putting guards even on ground-floor windows.

  • Dusty ignored Bianca's searching look and punched the button for the ground floor.

  • The mansion's heavy drapes on the ground floor were closed and the lighting in the library dim enough for her to tolerate.

  • She'd roamed the ground floor before adopting the library as her favorite room and settling in front of a deadened hearth with a stack of celebrity magazines.

  • She flung a knife against the wall in anger then strode out of the Black God's chamber to the ground floor.

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