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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Since 2012, private equity sponsors have financed almost 3,000 energy enterprises across the spectrum, worth $617 billion.
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The city is required to have a separate water and sewer fund, called an enterprise fund, that stipulates expenses are funded through user fees only.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 9 July 2025
This kind of call would never happen to an enterprise software stock that got hot.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 July 2025
The enterprise value of the transaction was $580 million, including $150 million in debt, per the sources.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
The city is required to have a separate water and sewer fund, called an enterprise fund, that stipulates expenses are funded through user fees only.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 9 July 2025
This kind of call would never happen to an enterprise software stock that got hot.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 July 2025
The enterprise value of the transaction was $580 million, including $150 million in debt, per the sources.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025
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 18 Jul. 2025.
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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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