enterprises

noun

plural of enterprise
1
as in companies
a commercial or industrial activity or organization the booming economy witnessed the launch of many small enterprises

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2
as in ventures
a risky undertaking the general viewed the proposed invasion as a military enterprise that offered no easy way out

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Recent Examples of enterprises The momentum in many criminal legal enterprises began hurtling toward digitally automating this analytic regime of knowledge. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 Instead of waiting for hyperscalers and enterprises to find financing, Nvidia is helping create the financing ecosystem itself. — Sanjit Singh Dang, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 CrowdStrike's results will tell us how enterprises are preparing their security budgets amid growing cybersecurity risks, while Salesforce's numbers will offer a read on demand for traditional enterprise software tools. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enterprises
  1. companies
  2. ventures
  3. firms
  4. gambles
  5. houses
  6. chances
  7. businesses
Noun
  • Britain’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has written to energy companies with advice in response to the attack.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Making sure robotics companies have access to capital and encouraging adoption of American robotics technology, because robots get better by doing real production work at scale.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of companies
Noun
  • Dillman and his coconspirator used the funds to pay themselves and to make risky and speculative investments in other cryptocurrency ventures, authorities said, citing other evidence presented at the trial.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Parton's business acumen extended beyond the entertainment industry, with an empire that included hotels, branded Duncan Hines baking kits, fragrances, beauty products, wines, apparel, merchandise and other ventures.
    — Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of ventures
Noun
  • Other tech firms have released rival video-generating technology in recent months, including another short video app owner Kuaishuo, tech giant Alibaba and AI firm MiniMax.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • To 13th Floor Investments and Key International, two Miami development firms, the value was about $240 million.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of firms
Noun
  • Congress has a role to play, too, by balancing the censuring of officials whose risks don’t pay off with awards for those who take heroic gambles for the right reasons.
    — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But getting to this point required one of the Civil War’s most famous naval gambles.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of gambles
Noun
  • Beyond distribution, the deal includes a co-production slate between ReelShort and Indonesian production houses, with resulting series set to appear on both platforms.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • ReelShort has struck a deal with Indonesian streaming platform Vidio to bring hundreds of microdramas to local audiences, as well as co-produce new short dramas with Indonesian production houses.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • That increases the chances that at least some of the tariff costs ultimately land on consumers.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Another Bulldogs great, Stetson Bennett, increased the chances the Rams will keep him as the backup quarterback.
    — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of chances
Noun
  • Dozens of businesses in Beavercreek already incorporate the city name or word beaver in their names.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Still, state media have been highlighting stories about cafes and other businesses being forced to close for failing to enforce rules on clothing.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of businesses

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“Enterprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enterprises. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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