

Definition of Enterprise


  1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise.
  2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.
  3. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
  4. To treat with hospitality; to entertain.
  5. To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.

Enterprise Quotations

Thomas Jefferson

Winston Churchill

Milton Friedman

Larry Ellison

William Graham Sumner
More "Enterprise" Quotations

Enterprise Translations

enterprise in Afrikaans is onderneming
enterprise in Dutch is bedrijf, onderneming
enterprise in French is entreprise
enterprise in German is Unternehmung
enterprise in Italian is intraprendere, operazione
enterprise in Latin is inceptum
enterprise in Norwegian is foretagende, foretaksomhet
enterprise in Portuguese is empresa
enterprise in Spanish is acometida

Share with your Friends

Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share.