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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛntərpraɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛntɚˌpraɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(en′tər prīz′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•ter•prise /ˈɛntɚˌpraɪz/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. an important, complicated, or difficult undertaking:[countable]Attempts to reach the South Pole were daring enterprises.
  2. adventurous spirit or ingenuity:[uncountable]showing enterprise in solving the puzzle.
  3. Business[countable] a business firm;
    company.
  4. a system of doing or organizing business:[uncountable]private enterprise.
See -pris-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•ter•prise  (en′tər prīz′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a project undertaken or to be undertaken, esp. one that is important or difficult or that requires boldness or energy:To keep the peace is a difficult enterprise.
  2. a plan for such a project.
  3. participation or engagement in such projects:Our country was formed by the enterprise of resolute men and women.
  4. boldness or readiness in undertaking;
    adventurous spirit;
    ingenuity.
  5. Businessa company organized for commercial purposes;
    business firm.
  6. Military(cap.) the first nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1961, with a displacement of 89,000 tons (80,723 m ton) and eight reactors.
  7. Aerospace(cap., italics) [U.S. Aerospace.]the first space shuttle, used for atmospheric flight and landing tests.
  • Latin inter- inter- + prēnsus grasped, seized, contraction of prehēnsus, equivalent. to pre- pre- + hend- take hold of + -tus past participle suffix
  • Middle French, noun, nominal use of feminine of entrepris (past participle of entreprendre to undertake)
  • late Middle English 1400–50
en′ter•prise′less, adj. 
    1. plan, undertaking, venture. 4. drive, aggressiveness, push, ambition.
En•ter•prise  (en′tər prīz′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in S Alabama. 18,033.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
enterprise /ˈɛntəˌpraɪz/ n
  1. a project or undertaking, esp one that requires boldness or effort
  2. participation in such projects
  3. readiness to embark on new ventures; boldness and energy
    • initiative in business
    • (as modifier): the enterprise culture
  5. a business unit; a company or firm
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French entreprise (n), from entreprendre from entre- between (from Latin: inter-) + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to graspˈenterˌpriser n
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