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
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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Writer is an enterprise AI platform with a long list of blue-chip Fortune 500 customers including Prudential, Intuit, Salesforce, Johnson & Johnson, Uber, L’Oreal and Accenture.
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Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
With no apparent thematic or narrative purpose, the unending scene is an unfortunate metonym for Levinson’s entire enterprise.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
For one, it's aimed at small and mid-size businesses, which have traditionally been ThinkBook territory, while the ThinkPad brand sticks to the corporate enterprise.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
This is his second stint at The Times, having covered the Dodgers and UCLA as well as doing enterprise, investigative and features writing from 1985-2007.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
With no apparent thematic or narrative purpose, the unending scene is an unfortunate metonym for Levinson’s entire enterprise.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
For one, it's aimed at small and mid-size businesses, which have traditionally been ThinkBook territory, while the ThinkPad brand sticks to the corporate enterprise.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
This is his second stint at The Times, having covered the Dodgers and UCLA as well as doing enterprise, investigative and features writing from 1985-2007.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enterprise. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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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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