From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkick-startˈkick-start1 verb [transitive] 1 START DOING somethingto do something to help a process or activity start or develop more quickly He urged further interest rate cuts in a bid to kick-start the economy.2 TTCto start a motorcycle using your foot→ See Verb table
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kick-start• Interest rates were lowered to kick-start the economy.kick-startkick-start2 noun 1 TTC[countable] (also kick-starter) the part of a motorcycle that you press with your foot to start it2 [singular] action taken to make a plan, project etc start or develop more quickly Motivation is the kick-start you need to succeed at work.Examples from the Corpus
kick-start• Councillors have backed a three-year development package which will give the museum a £50,000 kick-start.• Quality service: The quality of service at Darlington town hall has been given a kick-start.From Longman Business Dictionarykick-startˈkick-start verb [transitive] to do something to make a process or activity develop more quicklyAugust’s cut in interest rates helped kick-start the housing market. —kick-start noun [singular]a new initiative which will provide a kick-start for the manufacturing sectorSouth Korea and Taiwan both got a kick-start to economic growth from their access to the US market.→ See Verb table 