enterprise
7 definitions found
enterprise - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Enterprise \En"ter*prise\, v. i.
To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or
difficult. [R.] --Pope.
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Enterprise \En"ter*prise\, n. [F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre
to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See
Inter, and Emprise.]
1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be
performed; a work projected which involves activity,
courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or
hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise;
a warlike enterprise. --Shak.
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Their hands can not perform their enterprise. --Job
v. 12.
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2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires
boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a
man of great enterprise.
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Enterprise \En"ter*prise\, v. t.
1. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture
upon. [R.]
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The business must be enterprised this night.
--Dryden.
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What would I not renounce or enterprise for you!
--T. Otway.
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2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [Obs.]
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Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise.
--Spenser.
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enterprise - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :
enterprise
n 1: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one
that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the
whole enterprise" [syn: enterprise, endeavor,
endeavour]
2: an organization created for business ventures; "a growing
enterprise must have a bold leader"
3: readiness to embark on bold new ventures [syn: enterprise,
enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead]
enterprise - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :
enterprise
<body> A business, generally a large one.
(1994-11-22)
enterprise - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :
Enterprise, AL (city, FIPS 24184)
Location: 31.32981 N, 85.84645 W
Population (1990): 20123 (8466 housing units)
Area: 80.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36330
Enterprise, KS (city, FIPS 21425)
Location: 38.90183 N, 97.11628 W
Population (1990): 865 (326 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67441
Enterprise, LA
Zip code(s): 71425
Enterprise, MS (town, FIPS 22580)
Location: 32.17491 N, 88.81368 W
Population (1990): 477 (225 housing units)
Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39330
Enterprise, NV (CDP, FIPS 23770)
Location: 36.02540 N, 115.24119 W
Population (1990): 6412 (2506 housing units)
Area: 179.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Enterprise, OR (city, FIPS 23500)
Location: 45.42527 N, 117.27607 W
Population (1990): 1905 (872 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97828
Enterprise, UT (city, FIPS 23420)
Location: 37.57036 N, 113.71464 W
Population (1990): 936 (316 housing units)
Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Enterprise, WV (CDP, FIPS 25516)
Location: 39.41871 N, 80.27773 W
Population (1990): 1058 (438 housing units)
Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 26568
enterprise - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
245 Moby Thesaurus words for "enterprise":
Aktiengesellschaft, accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement,
act, acta, action, activities, activity, adventure,
adventuresomeness, adventurousness, affair, affairs, aggression,
aggressiveness, aktiebolag, ambition, ambitiousness, approach,
aristeia, arrangement, attack, attempt, audaciousness, audacity,
bag, balls, bang, blow, blueprint, blueprinting, body corporate,
bold stroke, boldness, bravado, bravura, business,
business establishment, calculation, campaign, cartel, cause,
chamber of commerce, charting, combine, commerce,
commercial enterprise, commitment, compagnie, company, conception,
concern, concernment, conglomerate, conglomerate corporation,
consolidating company, consortium, contract, contrivance,
copartnership, corporate body, corporation, coup, courage, daring,
dash, deal, dealings, deed, derring-do, design, determination,
device, disposition, diversified corporation, doing, doings, drive,
dynamism, eagerness, effort, employ, employment, emprise, endeavor,
energy, engagement, enterprisingness, enthusiasm, envisagement,
establishment, exploit, fait accompli, feat, figuring, fire, firm,
foolhardiness, force, forcefulness, foresight, forethought,
function, game, gest, get-up-and-get, get-up-and-go, getup, ginger,
go, go-ahead, go-getting, go-to-itiveness, graphing, ground plan,
guidelines, gumption, guts, hand, handiwork, heroic act,
holding company, house, hustle, idea, industry, initiative,
intention, interest, inventiveness, job, joint-stock association,
joint-stock company, kick, labor, layout, lineup, long-range plan,
lookout, maneuver, mapping, master plan, matter, measure, method,
methodology, mettle, move, obligation, occupation,
operating company, operation, operations research, organization,
outfit, overboldness, overt act, partnership, passage, pep, pepper,
performance, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, plan, planning,
planning function, plunderbund, pool, poop, prearrangement,
procedure, proceeding, production, program, program of action,
project, proposition, public utility, punch, purpose,
purposefulness, pursuit, push, pushfulness, pushiness, pushingness,
rationalization, res gestae, resolve, schedule, schema, schematism,
schematization, scheme, scheme of arrangement, self-reliance,
service, setup, snap, speculation, spirit, spunk, starch, step,
stock company, strategic plan, strategy, striving, stroke,
struggle, stunt, syndicate, system, systematization, tactical plan,
tactics, task, the big picture, the picture, thing, thing done,
thrust, tour de force, trade association, transaction, trust, turn,
undertaking, up-and-comingness, utility, venture, venturesomeness,
venturousness, verve, vigor, vim, way, work, working plan, works,
zeal, zing, zip
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