enterprise
A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
Example
“The government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are a group of financial services corporations which have been created by the United States Congress.”
Other meanings
An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
“Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.”
A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
“He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.”
Related words
- enterpriseless
- enterpriser
- enterprisewide
- interenterprise
- intraenterprise
- microenterprise
- nonenterprise
- enterprisey
- enterprising
Word history
From Middle French "entreprise".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “enterprise” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.