enterprise
/ˈɛntɚˌpɹaɪz/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.38 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "The government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are a group of financial services corporations which have been created by the United States Congress."
- "A micro-enterprise is defined as a company or business having 5 or fewer employees and a low seed capital."
- "Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems."
- "He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career."
- "This loss of interest, hair, and enterprise — / Ah, if the game were poker, yes, / You might discard them, draw a full house! / But it's chess."
- "Charles Mordaunt Earl of Peterborow[…], with only 280 horse and 950 foot , enterprised and accomplished the Conquest of Valentia"
Etymology
From Old French via Middle English and Middle French entreprise, feminine past participle of entreprendre (“to undertake”), from entre (“in between”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin inter + prehendō, see prehensile.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: *gʰed-, -, entreprise
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛntɚˌpɹaɪz/
- British English: /ˈɛntəˌpɹaɪz/
Usage
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Frequently Paired Words
entrepreneur
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Appendix:Roget MICRA/Class V § 712. Party
Appendix:Moby Thesaurus II/15 § company
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