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for starters

as a beginning for openers If they want to be involved, for starters, they might join Saturday's antiwar protest downtown.

Usage notes: often used in the form that's just for starters: You've got to put down a deposit of $500, and that's just for starters!

Related vocabulary: to begin with

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for starters

Informal

To begin with; initially: "Deborah believes him, indicating, for starters, that she isn't the brightest" (Judith Crist).

See also: starter