enterprise
noun
en·ter·prise
ˈen-tər-ˌprīz 
ˈen-tə-ˌprīz
1
: a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
2
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
3
: readiness to engage in daring or difficult action : initiative
showed great enterprise in dealing with the crisis
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Examples of enterprise in a Sentence
Moving the drilling rig offshore was a costly enterprise.
Agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people.
When he purchased the company it was a thriving commercial enterprise.
He was criticized for his lack of enterprise in dealing with the crisis.
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Andy Walden, vice president of enterprise research strategy at ICE Mortgage Technology, who was also a part of the CNBC interview, said most baseline forecasts for the housing market don’t really predict a decline in national home prices.
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Byalena Botros, Fortune, 3 July 2024
One assumption of the new wave of apologias for liberalism is that, to keep attracting adherents, the stagnating ideology must be recast as a spiritual enterprise, or a personal therapy, or a grand and invigorating project.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Kipling was the money behind and received the bulk of profits from a meth distribution enterprise, while Ball was in charge of pickups and dealing, a Drug Enforcement Administration task force officer wrote in an affidavit.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 July 2024
Apollo and Sony were expected to break up the enterprise, with Sony absorbing the movie studio into its Culver City operation.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
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Byalena Botros, Fortune, 3 July 2024
One assumption of the new wave of apologias for liberalism is that, to keep attracting adherents, the stagnating ideology must be recast as a spiritual enterprise, or a personal therapy, or a grand and invigorating project.
—Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Kipling was the money behind and received the bulk of profits from a meth distribution enterprise, while Ball was in charge of pickups and dealing, a Drug Enforcement Administration task force officer wrote in an affidavit.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 July 2024
Apollo and Sony were expected to break up the enterprise, with Sony absorbing the movie studio into its Culver City operation.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
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“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enterprise. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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enterprise
noun
en·ter·prise
ˈent-ə(r)-ˌprīz
1
: a difficult, complicated, or risky project or undertaking
2
: readiness to engage in daring or difficult action
showed great enterprise in the face of danger
3
: a business organization
enterpriser
noun
-ˌprī-zər
Legal Definition
enterprise
noun
en·ter·prise
ˈen-tər-ˌprīz
: an economic organization or activity
especially
: a business organization
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