enterprise
noun
[ ˈɛntəprʌɪz ]
• a project or undertaking, especially a bold or complex one.
• "a joint enterprise between French and Japanese companies"
Similar:
undertaking,
endeavour,
venture,
pursuit,
exercise,
activity,
operation,
exploit,
mission,
deed,
act,
action,
move,
measure,
task,
business,
affair,
proceeding,
scheme,
plan,
plan of action,
programme,
campaign,
project,
proposal,
proposition,
suggestion,
idea,
conception,
caper,
wheeze,
• a business or company.
• "a state-owned enterprise"
Similar:
business,
company,
firm,
(commercial) undertaking,
venture,
organization,
operation,
concern,
industry,
corporation,
establishment,
house,
shop,
office,
bureau,
agency,
franchise,
practice,
partnership,
consortium,
cooperative,
conglomerate,
group,
combine,
syndicate,
outfit,
set-up,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, ‘something undertaken’, feminine past participle (used as a noun) of entreprendre, based on Latin prendere, prehendere ‘to take’.
