Enterprise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

an organization created for business ventures

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛntəpɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛntəpɹˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

he had doubts about the whole enterprise
a growing enterprise must have a bold leader

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

endeavor enterprisingness go-ahead endeavour initiative

Parts of Speech

noun	a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) “he had doubts about the whole enterprise”
noun	an organization created for business ventures “a growing enterprise must have a bold leader”
noun	readiness to embark on bold new ventures

Word Forms

enterpriser	noun	someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
endeavor	verb	attempt by employing effort
endeavour	verb	attempt by employing effort
enterprising	adjective	marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
go ahead	verb	proceed (with a plan of action)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unternehmen

ein zielstrebiges oder fleißiges Unterfangen (insbesondere eines, das Anstrengung oder Mut erfordert)

🇫🇷French

entreprise

une entreprise déterminée ou industrieuse (en particulier celle qui nécessite des efforts ou de l'audace)

🇪🇸Spanish

empresa

una empresa decidida o laboriosa (especialmente una que requiere esfuerzo o audacia)

🇮🇹Italian

impresa

un'impresa mirata o laboriosa (specialmente quella che richiede sforzo o audacia)

🇳🇱Dutch

onderneming

een doelbewuste of ijverige onderneming (vooral een onderneming die inspanning of durf vereist)

🇵🇹Portuguese

empresa

um empreendimento proposital ou diligente (especialmente aquele que requer esforço ou ousadia)

🇷🇺Russian

предприятие

целенаправленное или трудолюбивое предприятие (особенно требующее усилий или смелости)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उद्यम

एक उद्देश्यपूर्ण या मेहनती उपक्रम (विशेष रूप से वह जिसके लिए प्रयास या साहस की आवश्यकता होती है)

🇧🇩Bengali

এন্টারপ্রাইজ

একটি উদ্দেশ্যমূলক বা পরিশ্রমী উদ্যোগ (বিশেষত যার জন্য প্রচেষ্টা বা সাহস প্রয়োজন)

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறுவன

ஒரு நோக்கமுள்ள அல்லது கடின உழைப்பு (குறிப்பாக முயற்சி அல்லது தைரியம் தேவைப்படும்)

🇮🇳Telugu

సంస్థ

ఉద్దేశపూర్వక లేదా శ్రమతో కూడిన పని (ముఖ్యంగా ప్రయత్నం లేదా ధైర్యం అవసరం)

🇮🇳Marathi

उपक्रम

एक उद्देशपूर्ण किंवा मेहनती उपक्रम (विशेषत: ज्यासाठी प्रयत्न किंवा धैर्य आवश्यक आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

એન્ટરપ્રાઇઝ

હેતુપૂર્ણ અથવા મહેનતુ ઉપક્રમ (ખાસ કરીને એક કે જેમાં પ્રયત્ન અથવા હિંમતની જરૂર હોય)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ಯಮ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಅಥವಾ ಶ್ರಮದಾಯಕ ಕಾರ್ಯ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಅಥವಾ ಧೈರ್ಯದ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

എൻ്റർപ്രൈസ്

ലക്ഷ്യബോധമുള്ളതോ കഠിനാധ്വാനമോ ആയ ഒരു സംരംഭം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പരിശ്രമമോ ധൈര്യമോ ആവശ്യമുള്ള ഒന്ന്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਦਮ

ਇੱਕ ਉਦੇਸ਼ਪੂਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਮਿਹਨਤੀ ਉੱਦਮ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਉਹ ਜਿਸ ਲਈ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਦਲੇਰੀ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

انٹرپرائز

ایک بامقصد یا محنتی اقدام (خاص طور پر جس میں کوشش یا دلیری کی ضرورت ہو)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

企业

一项有目的或勤奋的事业（尤其是需要努力或勇气的事业）

🇯🇵Japanese

企業

目的のある、または勤勉な事業（特に努力や大胆さを必要とするもの）

🇰🇷Korean

기업

목적이 있거나 근면한 사업(특히 노력이나 대담함이 필요한 사업)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

doanh nghiệp

một công việc có mục đích hoặc cần cù (đặc biệt là một công việc đòi hỏi nỗ lực hoặc sự táo bạo)

🇹🇭Thai

องค์กร

กิจการที่มีจุดมุ่งหมายหรืออุตสาหะ (โดยเฉพาะงานที่ต้องใช้ความพยายามหรือความกล้าหาญ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

perusahaan

usaha yang bertujuan atau rajin (terutama yang membutuhkan usaha atau keberanian)

🇵🇭Filipino

negosyo

isang may layunin o masipag na gawain (lalo na ang isa na nangangailangan ng pagsisikap o katapangan)

🇲🇾Malay

perusahaan

usaha yang bertujuan atau rajin (terutamanya yang memerlukan usaha atau keberanian)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مَشرُوع

مشروع هادف أو مجتهد (خاصة الذي يتطلب جهدا أو جرأة)

🇮🇷Persian

شرکت

یک اقدام هدفمند یا پرتلاش (مخصوصاً کاری که به تلاش یا جسارت نیاز دارد)

🇹🇷Turkish

girişim

amaçlı veya çalışkan bir girişim (özellikle çaba veya cesaret gerektiren)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִפְעָל

משימה מכוונת או חרוצה (במיוחד כזו שדורשת מאמץ או תעוזה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'enterprise'?

The primary meaning of 'enterprise' is 'a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)'.

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Using 'enterprise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'enterprise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'enterprise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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