enterprise
noun
1. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
- he had doubts about the whole enterprise
Similar word(s): endeavor, endeavour
Definition categories: act, labor, project, task, undertaking
2. an organization created for business ventures
- a growing enterprise must have a bold leader
Definition categories: group, organisation, organization
3. readiness to embark on bold new ventures
Similar word(s): initiative
Definition categories: attribute, drive
Sentences with enterprise as a noun:
- The government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are a group of financial services corporations which have been created by the United States Congress.
- A micro-enterprise is defined as a business having 5 or fewer employees and a low seed capital.
- Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.
- He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.
verb
1. (intransitive) To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.
2. (transitive) To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
3. (transitive) To treat with hospitality; to entertain.