| commercial enterprise | |
noun | |
| 1. | an enterprise connected with commerce |
| 2. | the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" |
commercial enterprise
an entity formed for the purpose of carrying on commercial enterprise. Such an organization is predicated on systems of law governing contract and exchange, property rights, and incorporation.
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