English noun: enterprise |
1. | enterprise (act) a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) |
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| Samples | He had doubts about the whole enterprise.
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| Synonyms | endeavor, endeavour |
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| Broader (hypernym) | labor, project, task, undertaking |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | business activity, commercial activity, forlorn hope, fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket |
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2. | enterprise (group) an organization created for business ventures |
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| Samples | A growing enterprise must have a bold leader.
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| Broader (hypernym) | organisation, organization |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, collective, commercial enterprise, concern, giant |
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3. | enterprise (attribute) readiness to embark on bold new ventures |
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| Synonyms | enterprisingness, go-ahead, initiative |
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| Broader (hypernym) | drive |
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