See Also: Enterprise Value(money)
enterprise(2)(dictionary)
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enterprise (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: entreprise, from entreprendre 'to undertake', from prendre 'to take']
[C] a company, organization, or business
:: commercial enterprises such as banks and food manufacturers
state/public enterprise especially BrE (=one owned by the government)
[U] the activity of starting and running businesses
::the management of state enterprise (=done by the government)
-see also free enterprise , private enterprise
[C] a large and complicated project, especially one that is done with a group of other people
-synonym initiative initiative
::The programme is a joint enterprise with the London Business School.
[U] the ability to think of new activities or ideas and make them work
::We're looking for young people with enterprise and creativity.