Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decacorn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-ca-corn
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A private startup with a valuation of US$10 billion or greater.

Example Sentences

"Today, the delinquent decacorn of Silicon Valley announced Uber Freight, a bid to bring the ride hailing model to trucking."
"It's not the only domestic decacorn (a unicorn at least ten times over) targeting a 2019 debut."
"Indonesian ride-hailing service Go-Jek's value was estimated at $10 billion by a U.S. market intelligence company, putting it in the ranks of startups called decacorns."
"Many of the biggest so-called decacorns, or privately held companies with valuations of at least $10 billion, have filed to go public in the past several months. Among them are Lyft, the ride-hailing company, and Pinterest, the digital pin board."

Etymology

From deca- (“ten”) + -corn (“horns”), by analogy with unicorn (literally “one horn”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: deca
Suffix: corn

Inflected Forms

decacorns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

unicorn hectocorn

Questions

What does decacorn mean?: A private startup with a valuation of US$10 billion or greater.
Where does decacorn come from?: From deca- (“ten”) + -corn (“horns”), by analogy with unicorn (literally “one horn”).

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