1. enterprise(n = noun.act) endeavor, endeavour - a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"
is a kind of labor, project, task, undertaking
has particulars: fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket, forlorn hope, business activity, commercial activity
Derived form noun enterpriser1
2. enterprise(n = noun.group) Array - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"
is a kind of organisation, organization
has particulars: giant, collective, business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern, commercial enterprise
Derived form noun enterpriser1
3. enterprise(n = noun.attribute) enterprisingness, go-ahead, initiative - readiness to embark on bold new ventures; Array
is a kind of drive
Derived form noun enterpriser1
1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. Shak. [1913 Webster]
"Their hands can not perform their enterprise." [1913 Webster]
2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise. [1913 Webster]
1. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon. [1913 Webster]
"The business must be enterprised this night." [1913 Webster]
"What would I not renounce or enterprise for you!" [1913 Webster]
2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [1913 Webster]
"Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise." [1913 Webster]
To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult. Pope. [1913 Webster]
enterprise, n.
1 an undertaking, esp. a bold or difficult one.
2 (as a personal attribute) readiness to engage in such undertakings (has no enterprise).
3 a business firm.
Idiom:
enterprise zone Brit. a depressed (usu. urban) area where State incentives such as tax concessions are designed to encourage investment.
Derivative:
enterpriser n.
Etymology:
ME f. OF entreprise fem. past part. of entreprendre var. of emprendre ult. f. L prendere, prehendere take
N pursuit, pursuing, prosecution, pursuance, enterprise, business, adventure, quest, scramble, hue and cry, game, hobby, still-hunt, chase, hunt, battue, race, steeple chase, hunting, coursing, venation, venery, fox chase, sport, sporting, shooting, angling, fishing, hawking, shikar (Geog loc:India), pursuer, hunter, huntsman, shikari (Geog loc:India), sportsman, Nimrod, hound, pursuing, in quest of, in pursuit, in full cry, in hot pursuit, on the scent, in pursuance of, after, Int, tallyho!, yoicks!, soho!.
N undertaking, compact, adventure, venture, engagement, enterprise, emprise, pilgrimage, matter in hand, move, first move, undertaking, on the anvil, Int, here goes!.
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, employee-owned enterprise, enterprise zone, free enterprise, illegitimate enterprise, industrial enterprise, private enterprise