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enterprise
enterprise
noun
Definition of ENTERPRISE
1
a commercial or industrial activity or organization <the booming economy witnessed the launch of many small enterprises>
Related Words conglomerate, corporation, multinational; association, cartel, chain, combine, syndicate, trust; agency, dealer, outlet; microenterprise
2
readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity <the enterprise shown by the early developers and promoters of personal computers>
Related Words grit, gumption, pluck, snap, spirit, spunk, starch; ambitiousness, killer instinct, overambitiousness; assertiveness, self-reliance; energy, hardihood, pep, vigor, vitality
Near Antonyms inactivity, inertia, passivity; diffidence, faintheartedness, timidity; hesitation, reluctance; indolence, laziness, lethargy
3
a risky undertaking <the general viewed the proposed invasion as a military enterprise that offered no easy way out>
Synonyms adventure, chance, crapshoot, enterprise, flier (also flyer), flutter [chiefly British], speculation, throw, venture
Antonyms sure thing
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