ENTERPRISE


Meaning of ENTERPRISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈen-tə(r)-ˌprīz ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from entreprendre to undertake, from entre- inter- + prendre to take — more at prize

Date: 15th century

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

2. : readiness to engage in daring or difficult action : initiative

showed great enterprise in dealing with the crisis

3.

a. : 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.