enterprise

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en·ter·prise | \ ˈen-tər-ˌprīz

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Definition of enterprise

1 : a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky

2a : 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

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web That makes this Carpeaux exhibition a far darker enterprise than the 2014 show, which acknowledged the complexity of the artist and his intimate engagement with the corrupt and imperial forces that led France at the time. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 Carolyn Said, an enterprise reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle, covers transformation: how society, business, culture, education and other institutions are changing. — Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2022 Since joining The Times in Washington in 2019 as deputy editor for enterprise and investigations, Kelly edited the immigration coverage that led to the bureau’s first Pulitzer Prize in 17 years. — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022 The community leaders described Aberdeen Proving Ground as an asset in public health, security, enterprise, student success and more. — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2022 Oh my gosh, there are real human beings doing this, there are real human beings making this food, and this is a very human enterprise that's going on here. — Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 12 May 2022 García, another player who has long been considered a candidate to join the LIV Golf enterprise, recently expressed his support of the alternative tour in an unconventional way. — New York Times, 11 May 2022 On Friday’s episode of The Daily Buzz, Statewatch reporter Kim Bojórquez talks with sports enterprise reporter Julie Jag about the racial diversity of Utah skiers and why Olympian Shaun White visited the Beehive State last month. — Kim Bojórquez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Apr. 2022 Effective CFOs today need to embrace ownership of enterprise strategy within their role, with or without it being specifically called out in their titles. — Jeff Thomson, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 See More

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“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enterprise. Accessed 20 May. 2022.

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enterprise

noun

en·ter·prise | \ ˈen-tər-ˌprīz

Kids Definition of enterprise

1 : a project or undertaking that is difficult, complicated, or risky

2 : willingness to engage in daring or difficult action Look at the opportunities here for a man of knowledge, brains, pluck, and enterprise …— Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

3 : a business organization or activity

enterprise

noun

en·ter·prise | \ ˈen-tər-ˌprīz