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enterprise
1[ en-ter-prahyz ]
noun
- a project undertaken or to be undertaken, especially one that is important or difficult or that requires boldness or energy:
To keep the peace is a difficult enterprise.
Synonyms: , ,
- a plan for such a project.
- participation or engagement in such projects:
Our country was formed by the enterprise of resolute men and women.
- boldness or readiness in undertaking; adventurous spirit; ingenuity.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a company organized for commercial purposes; business firm.
- none Enterprise. Military. the first nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1961, with a displacement of 89,000 tons (80,723 metric tons) and eight reactors.
- none Enterprise. U.S. Aerospace. the first space shuttle, used for atmospheric flight and landing tests.
adjective
- intended for use or consumption by a business firm rather than a consumer:
enterprise security; enterprise software.
Enterprise
2[ en-ter-prahyz ]
noun
- a city in southern Alabama.
enterprise
/ ˈɛԳəˌɪ /
noun
- a project or undertaking, esp one that requires boldness or effort
- participation in such projects
- readiness to embark on new ventures; boldness and energy
- initiative in business
- ( as modifier )
the enterprise culture
- a business unit; a company or firm
Derived Forms
- ˈԳٱˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٱ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of enterprise1
Word History and Origins
Origin of enterprise1
Idioms and Phrases
see free enterprise .Example Sentences
As he tended to his race horses, he spoke of the political and social attitudes of free enterprise and small government that are shared by Albertans and many Americans.
The "nationwide enterprise" saw 14 women aged in their 20s and 30s being brought in as sex workers in South Yorkshire, London and Norfolk, Sheffield Crown Court heard.
The Chinese Embassy in the UK said: "The Chinese government consistently requires enterprises to operate in strict compliance with national laws, regulations, and relevant policy provisions."
Were the court to release Henley, Butler argued, “he’d also become the most dangerous man to this case, because his entire criminal enterprise is based on fear, intimidation, control.”
The two most zealous space buffs on Earth loom large in Washington, with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in a moon race with their respective rocket enterprises, Blue Origin and Space X.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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