n.
Pronunciation: ' en-t ə (r)- ˌ pr ī z
Function: 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>