enterprise
noun
en·ter·prise
ˈen-tər-ˌprīz 
ˈen-tə-ˌprīz
1
: a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
2
a
: a unit of economic organization or activity
especially
: a business organization
b
: a systematic purposeful activity
agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people
3
: readiness to engage in daring or difficult action : initiative
showed great enterprise in dealing with the crisis
Examples of enterprise in a Sentence
Moving the drilling rig offshore was a costly enterprise.
Agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people.
When he purchased the company it was a thriving commercial enterprise.
He was criticized for his lack of enterprise in dealing with the crisis.
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The idea that enterprise companies across the globe would risk their data by attempting to stand up their own cybersecurity solutions by leveraging an AI model is, indeed, proving fanciful.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Like those two businesses, pizzas reign supreme, but the current enterprise has a far wider roster of dishes.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
The indictment maintains that, as part of a criminal enterprise, Jones and Dowling carried out a large-scale covert scheme between 2010 and 2021 to bribe state officials and to illegally advance FirstEnergy’s financial interests alongside their own.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
OpenAI unveiled new tools for corporate users, an implicit acknowledgement that its rival Anthropic’s focus on enterprise customers had been successful.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Like those two businesses, pizzas reign supreme, but the current enterprise has a far wider roster of dishes.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
The indictment maintains that, as part of a criminal enterprise, Jones and Dowling carried out a large-scale covert scheme between 2010 and 2021 to bribe state officials and to illegally advance FirstEnergy’s financial interests alongside their own.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
OpenAI unveiled new tools for corporate users, an implicit acknowledgement that its rival Anthropic’s focus on enterprise customers had been successful.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for enterprise
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“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enterprise. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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enterprise
noun
en·ter·prise
ˈent-ə(r)-ˌprīz
1
: a difficult, complicated, or risky project or undertaking
2
: readiness to engage in daring or difficult action
showed great enterprise in the face of danger
3
: a business organization
enterpriser
noun
-ˌprī-zər
Legal Definition
enterprise
noun
en·ter·prise
ˈen-tər-ˌprīz
: an economic organization or activity
especially
: a business organization
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