microenterprises

noun

plural of microenterprise
as in firms

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  1. firms
  2. enterprises
  3. companies
  4. concerns
  5. businesses
Noun
  • The plaintiffs, represented by the law firms Poolson Oden and Grant & Eisenhofer, alleged that Union Pacific failed to provide adequate protective equipment or warn employees about hazardous exposures.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Big tech firms in the US are pouring billions into advanced nuclear power to feed energy-hungry artificial intelligence.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of firms
Noun
  • Gross said that currently, a lot of IP in these large enterprises is essentially trapped, sitting there unused in any productive way.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Both enterprises would require advanced computer chips and energy.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of enterprises
Noun
  • There’s a reason some of the planet’s oldest companies can be found in Japan.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Culver City’s mix of Hollywood studios, tech companies and available office space is drawing a growing cluster of AI filmmaking startups eager to reshape the industry.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of companies
Noun
  • Mental health experts have voiced concerns about chatbots’ sycophancy, lack of clinical nuance, and ability to reinforce delusional beliefs.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The project was first heard by the Planning Commission in September, when commissioners voted to continue the discussion due to concerns about traffic at the nearby intersection of Waterman Road and Rancho Drive.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of concerns
Noun
  • Wealthy foreigners put hundreds of thousands of dollars into real estate or businesses, and governments gave them a foothold abroad.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Kremlin, meanwhile, has placed the onus on private businesses to protect their critical infrastructure from Ukrainian drone attacks.
    — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of businesses
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“Microenterprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microenterprises. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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