Enterprise

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from entreprendre to undertake, from entre- inter- + prendre to take — more at prize

• Date: 15th century

Definitions

• 1 : a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
• 2 : readiness to engage in daring or difficult action : initiative <showed great enterprise in dealing with the crisis>
• 3 a : a unit of economic organization or activity; especially : a business organization

b : a systematic purposeful activity <agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people>