| enterprise | (n) a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness), Syn. endeavour, endeavor, Example: he had doubts about the whole enterprise |
| enterprise | (n) an organization created for business ventures, Example: a growing enterprise must have a bold leader |
| enterprise | (n) readiness to embark on bold new ventures, Syn. enterprisingness, go-ahead, initiative |
| enterprise zone | (n) a city district where development receives special tax advantages |
| enterprising | (adj) marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects, Ant. unenterprising, Example: an enterprising foreign policy; an enterprising young man likely to go far |
| enterprisingly | (adv) in an enterprising manner, Example: `Let's go up that mountain, ' she said enterprisingly |
| Enterprise | n. [ F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See Inter, and Emprise. ] Their hands can not perform their enterprise. Job v. 12. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Enterprise | v. t. The business must be enterprised this night. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] What would I not renounce or enterprise for you! T. Otway. [ 1913 Webster ] Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Enterprise | v. i. To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult. [ R. ] Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Enterpriser | n. One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Enterprising | a. Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; |