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enterprise

noun

en·​ter·​prise ˈen-tər-ˌprīz How to pronounce enterprise (audio)
ˈen-tə-ˌprīz
1
: a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
2
a
: a unit of economic organization or activity
especially : a business organization
b
: a systematic purposeful activity
agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people
3
: readiness to engage in daring or difficult action : initiative
showed great enterprise in dealing with the crisis

Example Sentences

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.
Recent Examples on the Web Connie is vice president of the JJ Watt Foundation and has taken a central role in operating the charitable enterprise, which was instrumental in funneling resources to Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 Prior to this role, Maguire served as the head of enterprise partnerships and investments. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 Then, the fickle weather gods must smile on the enterprise. Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 On the contrary, Lorna Gibson of Gibson’s Bakery writes that incoming freshmen are still told to avoid her shop (right on its main street in a very small town) as a racist enterprise. WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 Obama Foundation officials defended the salaries as the natural outgrowth of a blossoming enterprise that aims to attract top talent to ensure Chicago’s next biggest cultural institution is a success. Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 The underlying mission for every company, which wants to add value, is to define a purpose for the company that is believable to its employees and thus encourages them to come and add value to the enterprise. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Then the Ravens’ secondary struggled, and the pass rush never arrived, and injuries doomed the whole enterprise — and perhaps Martindale’s job security, too. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2022 What is the nature of the Victory Project, the top-secret government enterprise that employs Jack and the other husbands on their block? Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from entreprendre to undertake, from entre- inter- + prendre to take — more at prize

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of enterprise was in the 15th century

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