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enterprise

/ˈɛntɚˌpɹaɪz/noun3 syllables

Enterprise means: readiness to embark on bold new ventures.

Synonyms for enterprise14

noun, as in readiness to embark on bold new ventures

enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead

noun, as in a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

also used for enterprise

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What does enterprise mean?3

noun

1

readiness to embark on bold new ventures

2

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)“he had doubts about the whole enterprise”

3

an organization created for business ventures“a growing enterprise must have a bold leader”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Enterprise in a sentence

  • Money laundering is, by definition, a clandestine enterprise.casaniere
  • With restrictions removed, thousands of new enterprises have come into being.unknown
  • Algeria needs to strengthen the competitiveness of micro-, small and medium sized enterprises.Amastan
  • Scott is an entrepreneur with much spirit of enterprise.fishda
  • This is hardly the time to start a new enterprise.handsomelyian
  • Building the steel factory was a great enterprise.unknown
  • Private enterprise did not get us atomic energy.Hybrid
  • Your success in the enterprise depends on your effort.unknown

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Forms of enterprise

as a noun

plural
enterprises