enterprise

en·ter·prise  (ntr-prz)

n.

1. An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk.

2. A business organization.

3. Industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit: Private enterprise is basic to capitalism.

4. Willingness to undertake new ventures; initiative: "Through want of enterprise and faith men are where they are, buying and selling, and spending their lives like serfs" (Henry David Thoreau).

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[Middle English, from Old French entreprise, from past participle of entreprendre, to undertake : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + prendre, to take (from Latin prehendere, prndere; see ghend- in Indo-European roots).]

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enter·priser n.

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enterprise

Noun

1. a business firm

2. a project or undertaking, esp. one that requires boldness or effort

3. boldness and energy [Old French entreprendre to undertake]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enterprise - a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise" endeavor, endeavour fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket - an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit forlorn hope - a hopeless or desperate enterprise project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" business activity, commercial activity - activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise
	2.	enterprise - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader" organization, organisation - a group of people who work together giant - an unusually large enterprise; "Walton built a retail giant" collective - members of a cooperative enterprise business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" commercial enterprise - an enterprise connected with commerce
	3.	enterprise - readiness to embark on bold new ventures enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead drive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

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enterprise

noun 1. firm, company, business, concern, operation, organization, establishment, commercial undertaking

noun 2. venture, operation, project, adventure, undertaking, programme, pursuit, endeavour

noun 3. initiative, energy, spirit, resource, daring, enthusiasm, push (informal) imagination, drive, pep, readiness, vigour, zeal, ingenuity, originality, eagerness, audacity, boldness, get-up-and-go (informal) alertness, resourcefulness, gumption (informal) adventurousness, imaginativeness

Translations

enterprise [ˈɛntəpraɪz] n → empresa (= spirit); iniciativa;

free enterprise → la libre empresa;

private enterprise → la iniciativa privada

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enterprise [ˈɛntəpraɪz] n (= company, undertaking) → entreprise f (= initiative); (esprit m d')initiative f;

free enterprise → libre entreprise;

private enterprise → entreprise privée

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enterprise [ˈɛntəpraɪz] n → Unternehmen nt;

(initiative) → Initiative f;

free enterprise → freies Unternehmertum nt;

private enterprise → Privatunternehmertum nt

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enterprise [ˈɛntəpraɪz] n (= undertaking, company) → impresa (= spirit); iniziativa

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enterprise

n enterprise [ˈentəpraiz]

1 something that is attempted or undertaken (especially if it requires boldness or courage) business enterprises; a completely new enterprise. onderneming مَشْروع предпричтие podnik foretagende das Unternehmen εγχείρημα, επιχείρηση empresa ettevõte اقدام؛ کار hanke entreprise יָזמָה साहसिक कार्य pothvat vállalkozás usaha framtak impresa 事業 (대담한) 사업 계획 sumanymas, įmonė uzņēmums; pasākums perusahan onderneming foretak, virksomhet, bedrift przedsięwzięcie empreendimento între­prin­dere, pro­iect (смелое) предприятие podnik podjetje poduhvat företag, vågstycke บริษัท girişim, teşebbüs 事業，企業 підприємство دشوار اور حوصلہ مندانہ مہم sự nghiệp 事业，企业

2 willingness to try new lines of action We need someone with enterprise and enthusiasm. entrepreneurskap عَزيمَه، روح الإقْدام предприемчество podnikavost initiativ; virkelyst die Initiative δημιουργικότητα, επιχειρηματικότητα, τόλμη iniciativa ettevõtlikkus پشتکار؛ مخاطره پذیری yrittäjähenki esprit d'initiative תְעוּזָה उद्यम poduzetnost vállalkozó szellem inisiatif dirfska iniziativa, intraprendenza 進取の気性 진취적 정신 iniciatyva, išradingumas iniciatīva; uzņēmība daya usaha ondernemingsgeest initiativ, framdrift, virketrang przedsiębiorczość iniciativa ini­ţiativă предприимчивость, (смелая) инициатива podnikavosť podjetnost preduzimljivost företagsamhet, driftighet ความกล้าได้กล้าเสีย cesaret, gözüpeklik 事業心 заповзятливість; ініціативність مہم جوئی tính táo bạo 事业心

adj enterprising

(negativeunenterprising) full of enterprise; adventurous. ondernemingsgees مُغامِر، مِقدام предприемчески podnikavý foretagsom; initiativrig; virkelysten unternehmungslustig τολμηρός emprendedor hakkaja بلند همت؛ اهل ریسک yritteliäs plein d'initiative נוֹעָז उद्यमी poduzetan, smion vállalkozó szellemű penuh inisiatif framtakssamur; áræðinn pieno d'iniziativa, intraprendente 進取的な 진취적인 iniciatyvus, išradingas uzņēmīgs berdaya usaha ondernemend foretaksom, initiativrik, driftig przedsiębiorczy empreendedor între­prin­zător, cu iniţiativă предприимчивый, инициативный podnikavý podjeten preduzimljiv företagsam, handlingskraftig, djärv ที่กล้าได้กล้าเสีย atılgan, girişken, cesaret sahibi 有事業心的，有膽量的 ініціативний; підприємливий با صلاحیت mạnh dạn 有事业心的，有胆量的