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en⋅ter⋅prise
[en-ter-prahyz] 
–noun
| 1. | a project undertaken or to be undertaken, esp. one that is important or difficult or that requires boldness or energy: To keep the peace is a difficult enterprise. |
| 2. | a plan for such a project. |
| 3. | participation or engagement in such projects: Our country was formed by the enterprise of resolute men and women. |
| 4. | boldness or readiness in undertaking; adventurous spirit; ingenuity. |
| 5. | a company organized for commercial purposes; business firm. |
| 6. | (initial capital letter ) Military. the first nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1961, with a displacement of 89,000 tons (80,723 m ton) and eight reactors. |
| 7. | (initial capital letter, italics) U.S. Aerospace. the first space shuttle, used for atmospheric flight and landing tests. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF, n. use of fem. of entrepris (ptp. of entreprendre to undertake) < L inter- inter- + prēnsus grasped, seized, contr. of prehēnsus, equiv. to pre- pre- + hend- take hold of + -tus ptp. suffix
1400–50; late ME < MF, n. use of fem. of entrepris (ptp. of entreprendre to undertake) < L inter- inter- + prēnsus grasped, seized, contr. of prehēnsus, equiv. to pre- pre- + hend- take hold of + -tus ptp. suffix
Related forms:
en⋅ter⋅prise⋅less, adjective
Synonyms:
1. plan, undertaking, venture. 4. drive, aggressiveness, push, ambition.
1. plan, undertaking, venture. 4. drive, aggressiveness, push, ambition.
En⋅ter⋅prise
[en-ter-prahyz] –noun
| a city in S Alabama. 18,033. |
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| en·ter·prise (ěn'tər-prīz') n.
[Middle English, from Old French entreprise, from past participle of entreprendre, to undertake : entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + prendre, to take (from Latin prehendere, prēndere; see ghend- in Indo-European roots).] en'ter·pris'er n. |
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Enterprise
En"ter*prise\, n. [F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See Inter, and Emprise.]1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. --Shak. Their hands can not perform their enterprise. --Job v. 12. 2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.Enterprise
En"ter*prise\, v. t. 1. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon. [R.] The business must be enterprised this night. --Dryden. What would I not renounce or enterprise for you! --T. Otway. 2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [Obs.] Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise. --Spenser.Enterprise
En"ter*prise\, v. i. To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult. [R.] --Pope.
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Language Translation for : enterprise
Spanish:
empresa,
German:
das Unternehmen,
Japanese:
事業
enterprise
c.1430, from M.Fr. enterprise "an undertaking," n. use of fem. pp. of entreprendre "undertake, take in hand," from entre- "between" + prendre "to take." Abstract sense of "readiness to undertake challenges, spirit of daring" is from 1475.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: en·ter·prise
Pronunciation: 'en-t&r-"prIz
Function: noun
: an economic organization or activity; especially : a business organization
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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enterprise body
A business, generally a large one.
(1994-11-22)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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enterprise
see free enterprise.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Enterprise
city, Coffee county, southeastern Alabama, U.S., about 90 miles (145 km) southeast of Montgomery. It was founded in 1881 by John Henry Carmichael near the community of Drake Eye. In 1882 the post office was moved from Drake Eye to the new community of Enterprise, named at the suggestion of a Baptist minister who considered it an enterprising undertaking. Its prosperity was based on cotton until the boll weevil ravaged the area (1915-16), creating a need for a more diversified economy. The unusual Boll Weevil Monument (1919) is the only memorial in the world glorifying a pest and symbolizes diversification from cotton to peanuts (groundnuts) and other crops
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