Text: 1 a commercial or industrial activity or organization <the booming economy witnessed the launch of many small enterprises> Synonymsbusiness, company, concern, establishment, firm, house, outfit Related Wordsconglomerate, corporation, multinational; association, cartel, chain, combine, syndicate, trust; agency, dealer, outlet 2 readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity <the enterprise shown by the early developers and promoters of personal computers> Synonymsaggressiveness, ambition, drive, go, hustle, initiative Related Wordsgumption, pluck, snap, spirit, spunk, starch; assertiveness, self-reliance; energy, hardihood, pep, vigor, vitality Near Antonymsinactivity, inertia, passivity; diffidence, faintheartedness, timidity; hesitation, reluctance; indolence, laziness, lethargy 3 a risky undertaking <the general viewed the proposed invasion as a military enterprise that offered no easy way out> — see gamble

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