[syn: enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead]
The 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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]
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
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
enterprise
A business, generally a large one.
(1994-11-22)
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Enterprise, NV -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Nevada
Population (2000): 14676
Housing Units (2000): 6609
Land area (2000): 48.604592 sq. miles (125.885311 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 48.604592 sq. miles (125.885311 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23770
Located within: Nevada (NV), FIPS 32
Location: 36.031459 N, 115.198104 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Enterprise, NV
Enterprise
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Enterprise, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000): 1895
Housing Units (2000): 952
Land area (2000): 1.469380 sq. miles (3.805677 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.469380 sq. miles (3.805677 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23500
Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location: 45.424259 N, 117.277066 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 97828
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Enterprise, OR
Enterprise
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Enterprise, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 836
Housing Units (2000): 334
Land area (2000): 0.654987 sq. miles (1.696408 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.013640 sq. miles (0.035327 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.668627 sq. miles (1.731735 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21425
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 38.902485 N, 97.118172 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67441
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Enterprise, KS
Enterprise
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Enterprise, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000): 21178
Housing Units (2000): 9641
Land area (2000): 30.954171 sq. miles (80.170932 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.067210 sq. miles (0.174072 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 31.021381 sq. miles (80.345004 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24184
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 31.327476 N, 85.844484 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 36330
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Enterprise, AL
Enterprise
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Enterprise, UT -- U.S. city in Utah
Population (2000): 1285
Housing Units (2000): 454
Land area (2000): 2.913899 sq. miles (7.546964 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.913899 sq. miles (7.546964 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23420
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 37.571032 N, 113.717924 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Enterprise, UT
Enterprise
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Enterprise, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000): 474
Housing Units (2000): 241
Land area (2000): 2.268063 sq. miles (5.874255 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.007669 sq. miles (0.019862 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.275732 sq. miles (5.894117 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22580
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 32.173620 N, 88.821935 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39330
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Enterprise, MS
Enterprise
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Enterprise, WV -- U.S. Census Designated Place in West Virginia
Population (2000): 939
Housing Units (2000): 413
Land area (2000): 2.935881 sq. miles (7.603896 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.935881 sq. miles (7.603896 sq. km)
FIPS code: 25516
Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location: 39.419860 N, 80.276738 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 26568
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Enterprise, WV
Enterprise