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enterprise

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English

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Etymology

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From Old French via Middle English and Middle French entreprise, feminine past participle of entreprendre (“to undertake”), from entre (“in between”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin inter + prehendō, see prehensile.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛntəˌpɹaɪz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛntɚˌpɹaɪz/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: en‧ter‧prise

Noun

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enterprise (countable and uncountable, plural enterprises)

  2. A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:enterprise
    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 company or business having 5 or fewer employees and a low seed capital.
  4. An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
    Synonyms: pursuit, undertaking; see also Thesaurus:activity
    Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.
  6. (uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
    Synonym: initiative
    He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.
    • 1954, Philip Larkin, Continuing to Live:
      This loss of interest, hair, and enterprise — / Ah, if the game were poker, yes, / You might discard them, draw a full house! / But it's chess.
  8. (uncountable) Active participation in projects. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Verb

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enterprise (third-person singular simple present enterprises, present participle enterprising, simple past and past participle enterprised)

  1. (intransitive) To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.
    • 1733–1737, Alexander Pope, [Imitations of Horace], London: […] R[obert] Dodsley [et al.]:
      Charles Mordaunt Earl of Peterborow […] , with only 280 horse and 950 foot , enterprised and accomplished the Conquest of Valentia
  2. (transitive) To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To put up or house; to entertain.

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