enterprise
noun
en·ter·prise
ˈen-tər-ˌprīz 
ˈen-tə-ˌprīz
1
: a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
2
a
: a unit of economic organization or activity
especially
: a business organization
b
: a systematic purposeful activity
agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people
3
: readiness to engage in daring or difficult action : initiative
showed great enterprise in dealing with the crisis
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Examples of enterprise in a Sentence
Moving the drilling rig offshore was a costly enterprise.
Agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people.
When he purchased the company it was a thriving commercial enterprise.
He was criticized for his lack of enterprise in dealing with the crisis.
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From startups to large enterprises, companies rely on the cloud to deploy workloads, scale operations and speed up their time-to-market.
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Ravi Laudya, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In 1872, William Still’s The Underground Railroad became one of the first major histories of the enterprise.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
The Washington Examiner prides itself on its original, in-depth, enterprise, and investigative reporting.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
Salesforce Analyst take: Piper Sandler also called out Salesforce as another enterprise software company that will benefit from the massive AI spending.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ravi Laudya, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In 1872, William Still’s The Underground Railroad became one of the first major histories of the enterprise.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 Jan. 2025
The Washington Examiner prides itself on its original, in-depth, enterprise, and investigative reporting.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
Salesforce Analyst take: Piper Sandler also called out Salesforce as another enterprise software company that will benefit from the massive AI spending.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for enterprise
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“Enterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enterprise. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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enterprise
noun
en·ter·prise
ˈent-ə(r)-ˌprīz
1
: a difficult, complicated, or risky project or undertaking
2
: readiness to engage in daring or difficult action
showed great enterprise in the face of danger
3
: a business organization
enterpriser
noun
-ˌprī-zər
Legal Definition
enterprise
noun
en·ter·prise
ˈen-tər-ˌprīz
: an economic organization or activity
especially
: a business organization
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