Enterprise - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈentərpraɪz|  American pronunciation of the word enterprise
Brit.  |ˈentəpraɪz|  British pronunciation of the word enterprise

noun

- a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) (syn: endeavor, endeavour)
he had doubts about the whole enterprise
- an organization created for business ventures
a growing enterprise must have a bold leader
- readiness to embark on bold new ventures (syn: go-ahead, initiative)

Extra examples

Moving the drilling rig offshore was a costly enterprise.

Agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people.

When he purchased the company it was a thriving commercial enterprise.

He was criticized for his lack of enterprise in dealing with the crisis.

He had doubts about the whole enterprise.

The programme is a joint enterprise with the London Business School.

We're looking for young people with enterprise and creativity.

...took a calculated risk and got in on the ground floor of the new enterprise...

...several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized...

The expense was the clincher that persuaded us to give up the enterprise.

The event of his enterprise was doubtful.

May Fortune smile on our enterprise this day.

He hoped that his enterprise would have a prosperous issue.

Such an enterprise would be in the highest degree arduous and hazardous.

They backed the new enterprise by investing in it.

Word forms

noun
singular: enterprise
plural: enterprises
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