Definition of "enterprise" in Anglais

noun

1. A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.

   • 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.

2. An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.

   • Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.

3. (uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.

   • He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.

4. (uncountable) Active participation in projects.

verb

1. (intransitive) To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.

2. (transitive) To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.

   • c. 1680, Thomas Otway, letter to Elizabeth Barry What would I not renounce or enterprise for you!

3. (obsolete, transitive) To put up or house; to entertain.