enterprise
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɛntəˌpɹaɪz/
ipa: /ˈɛntɚˌpɹaɪz/
Forms: form: enterprises
form: enterprize
form: entreprise
Etymology: From Old French via Middle English and Middle French entreprise, feminine past participle of entreprendre (“to undertake”), from entre (“in between”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin inter + prehendō, see prehensile.
Senses: examples: text: The government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are a group of financial services corporations which have been created by the United States Congress.
text: A micro-enterprise is defined as a company or business having 5 or fewer employees and a low seed capital.
glosses: A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
examples: text: Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.
synonyms: word: pursuit
word: undertaking
word: activity
word: doings
word: endeavor
word: enterprise
word: pursuance
word: pursuit
word: undertaking
word: venture
glosses: An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
examples: text: He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.
text: This loss of interest, hair, and enterprise — / Ah, if the game were poker, yes, / You might discard them, draw a full house! / But it's chess.
ref: 1954, Philip Larkin, Continuing to Live:
synonyms: initiative
glosses: A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
glosses: Active participation in projects.
Synonyms: word: business
word: company
word: enterprise
word: firm
Hypernyms: word: organization
Hyponyms: word: corporation
word: growth company
word: holding company
word: incorporated company
word: investment company
word: joint-stock company
word: limited company
word: parent company
word: private company
word: public limited company
word: quoted company
word: shell company
word: sister company
word: stock company
word: listed company
word: limited liability company
word: management company
word: mutual company
word: offshore company
word: trust company
word: insurance company
word: title company
word: pub
word: café
word: liquor store
word: restaurant
word: lodging place
word: retail store
Meronyms: word: asset
word: building
word: factory
word: office
word: device
word: machine
word: tool
word: document
word: artifact
word: person
word: employee
word: CEO
word: CFO
word: director
word: manager
word: worker
word: designer
word: engineer
word: salesperson
word: attorney
word: lawyer
word: assistant
word: department
word: site
word: subsidiary
word: daughter company
Derived terms: word: enterpriseless
word: enterpriser
word: enterprisewide
word: enterprisey
word: enterprising
word: interenterprise
word: intraenterprise
word: microenterprise
word: nonenterprise
sense: Expressions
word: commercial enterprise
sense: Expressions
word: enterprise application integration
sense: Expressions
word: enterprise architecture
sense: Expressions
word: enterprise architecture model
sense: Expressions
word: enterprise feedback management
sense: Expressions
word: enterprise liability
sense: Expressions
word: enterprise service bus
sense: Expressions
word: enterprise union
sense: Expressions
word: enterprise value
sense: Expressions
word: free enterprise
sense: Expressions
word: private enterprise
sense: Expressions
word: private enterprise number
sense: Expressions
word: scientific enterprise
sense: Expressions
word: small and medium-sized enterprise
sense: Expressions
word: state enterprise
sense: Expressions
english: or state owned enterprise
translation: or state owned enterprise
word: state-owned enterprise
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word: Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/15 § company
word: activity