Definitions for enterprise
ˈɛn tərˌpraɪzen·ter·prise

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. enterprise, endeavor, endeavournoun

   a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

   "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

2. enterprisenoun

   an organization created for business ventures

   "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"

3. enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-aheadnoun

   readiness to embark on bold new ventures

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. enterprisenoun

   A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.

2. enterprisenoun

   An undertaking or project, especially a daring and courageous one.

   Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.

3. enterprisenoun

   A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.

   He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.

4. enterprisenoun

   an active participation in projects

5. Etymology: From via and, feminine past participle of entreprendre, from entre + prendre, from Latin inter + prehendo, see prehensile.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ENTERPRISEnoun

   An undertaking of hazard; an arduous attempt.

   Etymology: entreprise, French.

   Now is the time to execute mine enterprises to the destruction of the enemies. Judith ii. 5.

   Whet on Warwick to this enterprise. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   The day approach’d, when fortune should decide
   Th’ important enterprise, and give the bride. Dryden.

2. To Enterpriseverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To undertake; to attempt; to essay.

   Nor shall I to the work thou enterprisest
   Be wanting, but afford thee equal aid. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   Princes were only chiefs of those assemblies, by whose consultations and authority the great actions were resolved and enterprised. William Temple.

   An epick poem, or the heroick action of some great commander, enterprised for the common good and honour of the Christian cause, and executed happily, may be as well written now as it was of old by the heathens. John Dryden, Juv. Dedicat.

   Haste then, and lose no time:
   The business must be enterpris’d this night;
   We must surprise the court in its delight. Dryden.

   2. To receive; to entertain. Obsolete.

   In goodly garments, that her well became,
   Fair marching forth in honourable wise,
   Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise. Fa. Qu.

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1. enterprise

   An enterprise is a business or company established with the objective of providing goods or services in exchange for profit. This encompasses various types, sizes and sectors of businesses, ranging from small businesses to large corporations. An enterprise can also refer to a particularly ambitious or large scale project or undertaking.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. Enterprisenoun

   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

2. Enterprisenoun

   willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise

3. Enterpriseverb

   to undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon

4. Enterpriseverb

   to treat with hospitality; to entertain

5. Enterpriseverb

   to undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult

6. Etymology: [F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See Inter, and Emprise.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enterprise

   Enterprise is a fictional spaceship which appeared in the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise. It had the in-universe registration of NX-01 and appeared earlier in the franchise timeline than any Starfleet ship named Enterprise. The producers of the series had originally intended to use an Akira-class starship as seen in Star Trek: First Contact, but production designer Herman Zimmerman talked them into using a design with greater influence from Star Trek: The Original Series. Doug Drexler designed the exterior of the vessel, eventually arriving at the final design after also suggesting a Daedalus-class starship with a sphere-shaped primary hull, and a ship more reminiscent of the USS Enterprise complete with secondary hull. These ideas were turned down by the producers, who instead pushed for the final version as seen. Drexler also proposed a refit design, which may have been used if the series continued into a fifth season. The interior of the ship was designed by a number of staff members, but primarily by Zimmerman.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enterprise

   en′tėr-prīz, n. that which is attempted: a bold or dangerous undertaking: an adventure: daring.—v.t. to undertake.—n. En′terpriser, an adventurer.—p.adj. En′terprising, forward in undertaking: adventurous.—adv. En′terprisingly. [O. Fr. entreprise, pa.p. of entreprendre—entre, in, prendre—L. prehendĕre, to seize.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enterprise

   An undertaking of difficulty and danger.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enterprise

   An undertaking attended with some hazard and danger.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. enterprisenoun

   1.) a project or undertaking, typically one that is difficult or requires effort. Initiative and resourcefulness. 2.) a business or company. Entrepreneurial economic activity.

   The enterprise started a dynasty for the commanding officers of star-fleet.

   Etymology: Dynasty

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on June 2, 2024  

2. ---

   enterprise

   A group of united people who work together with a perfect, accurate, simple and specific budget, goals, laws, legislation, objectives, plans, processes, procedures, rules, strategies, structures, systems, treaties, vision, equal and identical pay for all, sense of solidarity and cohesion. These organizations employ a moderate number of employees who receive the equal and identical pay for all, equal holiday entitlement and all profits earned from the organization are reinvested where required, just and fair or shared with the national unity government to redistribute using just real-time data, information, facts, research and statistics and an agreed percentage to the united nations SDG projects which are assessed and approved by the relevant community, local, regional, national or international SDG assessment panel

   The enterprise is created to ensure equality, unity of purpose and a role in the community for all.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020  

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   enterprise

   The activity of providing commodities, goods, products or services.

   To manage an enterprise is a real gift that many chose to do as it gives them the freedom to create according to their sense of ethics, morals and passion.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on August 20, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Organization
   • Undertaking

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'enterprise' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2417

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'enterprise' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3532

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'enterprise' in Nouns Frequency: #775

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How to pronounce enterprise?

1. Alex

   US English

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   British

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   Australian

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   Australian

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How to say enterprise in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of enterprise in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of enterprise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of enterprise in a Sentence

1. Marcus Owens:

   It's another conflict. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's got the option to buy. That means Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's gambling that Amazon's value is going to go up, why is Postmaster General Louis DeJoy investing in a competitor to the enterprise that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's supposed to be managing ? This is a classic case for investigation by an inspector general.

2. Werner Patzelt:

   They claim that Germany is still an occupied country under US control, or a business enterprise registered in Frankfurt, from such fictitious ‘facts’ they derive both a ‘right’ not to pay taxes and penalties, or to establish ‘provisional political authorities.’.

3. Brian Johnson:

   While I'm positive on CBA, here's the problem: we now have got a CFO, head of retail and banking services, head of institutional banking, head of human resources, head of enterprise services and head of marketing and strategy - that is, 6 out of 12 executive positions where they are conducting a search at the moment.

4. Sue Hemming:

   This was a landmark prosecution that shows we will do everything in our power to ensure that international boundaries are no barrier to terrorists in the UK being brought to justice for murder committed anywhere in the world, although Anis Sardar's fingerprints were found only on two of the bombs, it is beyond doubt that he was part of a joint enterprise to make four such devices, and potentially many others, given their similarity and location.

5. Peter Brookes:

   Predicting the future in any field of endeavor is a difficult enterprise. This is certainly true in forecasting a pandemic involving a novel or new virus about which not a lot is known, while models may be imperfect in predicting exact outcomes, they can be useful to decision-makers in trying to see into the future to develop plans and policies for dealing with challenging public policy problems.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=enterprise
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Enterprise
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=enterprise
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enterprise
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=enterprise
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=enterprise
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=enterprise
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=enterprise