enterprise

/ˌɛntərˈpraɪz/

/ˈɛntəpraɪz/

Other forms: enterprises; enterprising

Enterprise describes a readiness to act boldly to get something started, like the enterprise it takes to start a charity with only a dream and a few dollars.

Another meaning of enterprise is "a business venture," like a frozen yogurt enterprise. It requires a lot of determination, hard work and the steady belief that people will love your yogurt. People will say you show extraordinary enterprise for your willingness to take on such a challenging project, meaning you have initiative and drive.

Definitions of enterprise

1. noun

   a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
   “he had doubts about the whole enterprise”

   synonyms: endeavor, endeavour

   types:

   fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket

   an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

   forlorn hope

   a hopeless or desperate enterprise

   business activity, commercial activity

   activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise

   operation

   a business especially one run on a large scale

   business

   the volume of commercial activity

   wash

   any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out

   type of:

   labor, project, task, undertaking

   any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
2. noun

   an organization created for business ventures
   “a growing enterprise must have a bold leader”

   types:

   giant

   an unusually large enterprise

   collective

   members of a cooperative enterprise

   business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern

   a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

   commercial enterprise

   an enterprise connected with commerce

   co-op, cooperative

   a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners

   collective farm

   a farm operated collectively

   agency

   a business that provides a specialized service

   brokerage

   the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties

   carrier, common carrier

   a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

   chain

   (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

   business firm, firm, house

   the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

   dealership, franchise

   a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area

   maker, manufacturer, manufacturing business

   a business engaged in manufacturing some product

   partnership

   the members of a business venture created by contract

   industry

   the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

   processor

   a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market

   shipbuilder

   a business that builds and repairs ships

   underperformer

   a business that is less successful than expected

   concession

   a small business that operates in a larger business or public place

   competitor

   a company or organization operating in the same market as another

   type of:

   organisation, organization

   a group of people who work together
3. noun

   readiness to embark on bold new ventures
   synonyms: enterprisingness, go-ahead, initiative

   type of:

   drive

   the trait of being highly motivated