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Synonyms
en·ter·prise (ĕńtər-prīź)

[Middle English, from Old French entreprise from past participle of entreprendre, to undertake, entre-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter–), + prendre, to take (from Latin prehendere, prēndere; see ghend-).]

noun 

  1. An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk.
  2. A business organization.
  3. Industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit: Private enterprise is basic to capitalism.
  4. Willingness to undertake new ventures; initiative: “Through want of enterprise and faith men are where they are, buying and selling, and spending their lives like serfs” (Henry David Thoreau)

derivatives

eńter·priśer
noun