enterprise en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛntɚˌpɹaɪz/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈen.təˌpɹɑez/ (Australia)
- /ˈɛntəˌpɹaɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈen.təˌpɹɑe̯z] (New-Zealand)
- (California) audio
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
The government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are a group of financial services corporations which have been created by the United States Congress.
A micro-enterprise is defined as a company or business having 5 or fewer employees and a low seed capital.
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
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(uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
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.
1954, Philip Larkin, Continuing to Live:He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.
- (uncountable) Active participation in projects.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enterprize | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| entreprise | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| enterprises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
state-owned enterprise (Expressions) · private enterprise (Expressions) · free enterprise (Expressions) · enterprise liability (Expressions) · small and medium-sized enterprise (Expressions) · enterpriser · enterpriseless · nonenterprise · enterprising · microenterprise · interenterprise · enterprisewide · state enterprise (Expressions) · intraenterprise · enterprise feedback management (Expressions) · scientific enterprise (Expressions) · enterprisey · enterprise union (Expressions) · enterprise application integration (Expressions) · enterprise value (Expressions) · enterprise architecture (Expressions) · enterprise service bus (Expressions) · commercial enterprise (Expressions) · private enterprise number (Expressions) · enterprise architecture model (Expressions)
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
corporation · pub · liquor store · stock company · sister company · limited company · incorporated company · lodging place · insurance company · offshore company · investment company · mutual company · joint-stock company · trust company · management company · limited liability company · listed company · shell company · title company · holding company · parent company · growth company · retail store · public limited company · quoted company · private company · restaurant · café
Meronyms
department · office · designer · lawyer · director · tool · engineer · subsidiary · machine · factory · CEO · site · salesperson · assistant · asset · CFO · document · attorney · manager · daughter company · person · worker · artifact · device · employee · building
Relateds
Renault · Nintendo · Gibson · Hyundai · BMW · Mitsubishi · Toshiba · :Category:en:Automobiles · Fiat · ALCO · Porsche · Commodore · entrepreneur · Mobil · Volvo · AT&T · Appendix:Roget MICRA/Class V § 712. Party · CBC · Kawasaki · PBR · Sukhoi · IPC · Mazda · FedEx · Lamborghini · Alitalia · Ferrari · :Category:en:Organizations · IBM · SABC · Nokia · Novavax · ABC · Honda · Exxon · Raleigh · AEC · CTC · Google · AstraZeneca · Atari · Adidas · SKG · Lufthansa · Motorola · Pixar · Microsoft · Facebook · ATA · activity · Disney · Harley-Davidson · SAS · Moderna · Citroën · SEAT · HP · MTC · Peugeot · Opel · Air France · GE · Zeppelin · Sega · ITV · Intel · Subaru · Sony · Fannie Mae · Wonderbra · Bugatti · Duesenberg · GSK · Samsung · Pfizer · Saab · Apple · TI · British East India Company · IRT · Novartis · Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/15 § company · Finnair · Lotus · NBC · Volkswagen · Aeroflot · Qantas · ARM · Toyota · Fender · BBC · Norton · TOC · CRC · Mercedes-Benz · CNN
Synonyms
undertaking · endeavor · firm · venture · company · enterprise · emprise · business · doings · pursuit · pursuit · initiative · undertaking · enterprise · pursuance · activity
Translations (168)
cmn 企業 /企业 (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · es empresa (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · he יזמות (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · cmn 進取心 /进取心 (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · id perusahaan (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · bg предприемчи́вост (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · pdt Äwanämunk (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · hu terv (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · he יָזְמָה (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · es iniciativa (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · mi pakihi (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · uz korxona (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · cs podnik (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · fa-ira مُؤَسِّسِه (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · sh предузе́ће (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ug شىركەت (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · hu vállalat (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · km ក្រុមហ៊ុន (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ru предприя́тие (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · nb foretagende (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · ru предприи́мчивость (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · sl podjetje (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · it impresa (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · nl onderneming (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · hu kezdeményezőkészség (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · cdo 企業 /企业 (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · mn аж ахуйн нэгж (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · sk podnik (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · da bedrift (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · tk kärhana (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ko 사업 (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ca companyia (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · hu vállalkozás (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · ja 企業 (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · cs podnik (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ru риско́ванный прое́кт (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · tg муассиса (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · mn компани (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · he מִבְצָע (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · hu vállalkozókedv (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · ru зате́я (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · he עֵסֶק (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · tg ширкат (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · la coeptus (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · yue 企業 /企业 (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · fr entreprise (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · la ausum (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · fr venture (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · hu merészség (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · el εργολαβία (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · cmn 事業 /事业 (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · oc empresa (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · hu vállalkozás (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · cmn 事業心 /事业心 (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · tg бунгоҳ (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · hak 企業 /企业 (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · lo ທຸລະກິດ (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · kk кәсіпорын (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · es empresa (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · uk підприє́мство (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · sq ndërmarrje (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · bg инициати́ва (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · ru предприя́тие (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · pl przedsiębiorczość (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · de Unternehmungslust (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · sv vågstycke (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · es destajo (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · ms syarikat (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ja 事業 (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ko 기업 (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · mi hinonga (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · la coeptus (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · mi hinonga (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · is fyrirtæki (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · hu gazdasági egység (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ur کَمْپَنی (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · pt empresa (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ar مُغَامَرَة (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · sv företag (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · mt intrapriża (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · oc esperit d'entrepresa (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · fi hanke (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · pl antrepryza (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · tr şirket (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · pl przedsiębiorstwo (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · scn imprisa (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · km សហគ្រាស (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · sl podvig (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · nb selskap (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · eo firmao (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · hu kezdeményezés (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · el επιχείρηση (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · wuu 企業 /企业 (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · es destajo (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · sh preduzéće (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ja 冒険心 (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · ru начина́ние (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · ga fiontar (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · es empuje (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · id badan usaha (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · fi yritys (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · da initiativ (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · hy ձեռնարկություն (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · be прадпрые́мства (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · nan-hbl 企業 /企业 (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · lv uzņēmums (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · la susceptum (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · hi उद्यम (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · sh poduzéće (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · vi xí nghiệp (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ru инициати́ва (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · ug كارخانا (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · da foretagende (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · lt įmonė (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ga borrúlacht (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · de Vorhaben (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · ky ишкана (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · pt empreendimento (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · uz shirkat (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · da foretagsomhed (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · mk претпријатие (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · pt iniciativa (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · ms perusahaan (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · et ettevõte (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · pdt Äwanämunk (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · fa-ira بُنْگاه (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · es emprendimiento (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · az müəssisə (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · tg корхона (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · scn mprisa (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · sh подузе́ће (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · mn үйлдвэр (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · th ธุรกิจ (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · my စီးပွားရေးလုပ်ငန်း (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · id syarikat (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · az şirkət (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · hi उपक्रम (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ro întreprindere (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · de Unternehmen (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ka საწარმო (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · de Unternehmungsgeist (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · fr initiative (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · ur شِرْکَت (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · oc entrepresa (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · sv vågstycke (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · eo firmo (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · bn উদ্যোগ (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · it impresa (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · mn аж ахуйн газар (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · pt empreitada (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · fa-ira شِرْکَت (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · it iniziativa (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · fi yritteliäisyys (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · yue 事業 /事业 (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · de Unterfangen (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · bg предприя́тие (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ar شَرِكَة (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · hu vállalkozószellem (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · ota تشبث (undertaking, especially a daring and courageous one) · oc volontat (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · hi उद्यम (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · he יזמה (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · ota تشبث (willingness to undertake projects, energy and initiative) · km ឧស្សាហកម្ម (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · ca empresa (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · da virksomhed (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · my ကုမ္ပဏီ (company, business, organization, or endeavor) · uz muassasa (company, business, organization, or endeavor)