a project undertaken or to be undertaken, especially one that is important or difficult or that requires boldness or energy:To keep the peace is a difficult enterprise.
a plan for such a project.
participation or engagement in such projects: Our country was formed by the enterprise of resolute men and women.
boldness or readiness in undertaking; adventurous spirit; ingenuity.
a company organized for commercial purposes; business firm.
(initial capital letter)Military. the first nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1961, with a displacement of 89,000 tons (80,723 metric tons) and eight reactors.
(initial capital letter, italics)U.S. Aerospace. the first space shuttle, used for atmospheric flight and landing tests.
adjective
intended for use or consumption by a business firm rather than a consumer: enterprise security; enterprise software.
Origin of enterprise
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French, noun use of feminine of entrepris (past participle of entreprendre “to undertake”), from Latin inter- inter- + prehēnsus, prēnsus, past participle of prehendere, prēndere “to grasp, seize,” equivalent to pre- pre- + -hendere “to grasp”
As an enterprise accelerator, Alchemist focuses primarily on seed stage companies that make their money from other companies rather than those that sell to consumers.
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Growers generally rely on enterprise resource planning platforms to track and forecast their crops, and Canix handles invoicing, costing and reporting while keeping the company compliant.
It will accelerate enterprise automation and digitization efforts.
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As an enterprise technology company, Oracle seems ill-equipped to manage TikTok’s consumer-facing platform or its relationships with creators and publishers.
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In partnership with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Lowe’s granted $55 million to support minority- and women-owned businesses, as well as enterprises in rural communities.
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Yes, the gun: “While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind.”
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This, of course, is why the enterprise is called natural science.
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As Mitchell was looking to expand his enterprise in the mid-2000s, he ran into a roadblock.
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But Broadcasting & Cable reported that last year, it was a $55 million enterprise.
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After a fruitful year (earning $81 total) he expanded his enterprise.
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At an expense for material, I should think, of $7,400 in all to cover the enterprise.
The Crime of the Century|Henry M. Hunt
She spoke the truth; for the enterprise was not of such difficulty that I needed any one to help me.
The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete|Madame La Marquise De Montespan
He made the Enterprise office his headquarters, and fairly reveled in the company he found there.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
The enterprise met with the usual fate of all the attempts formed in favour of the Stuarts.
Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745|Mrs. Thomson
Once again he was disappointed in the prominence given by the powerful London press to his London enterprise.
The Regent|E. Arnold Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for enterprise
enterprise
/ (ˈɛntəˌpraɪz) /
noun
a project or undertaking, esp one that requires boldness or effort
participation in such projects
readiness to embark on new ventures; boldness and energy
initiative in business
(as modifier)the enterprise culture
a business unit; a company or firm
Derived forms of enterprise
enterpriser, noun
Word Origin for enterprise
C15: from Old French entreprise (n), from entreprendre from entre- between (from Latin: inter-) + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to grasp