OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 2849

enterprise

/ˈɛntəˌpɹaɪz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
destajo • empresa
A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
A micro-enterprise is defined as a company or business having 5 or fewer employees and a low seed capital.
The government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are a group of financial services corporations which have been created by the United States Congress.
destajo • emprendimiento • empresa
An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.
empuje • iniciativa
A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.
This loss of interest, hair, and enterprise — / Ah, if the game were poker, yes, / You might discard them, draw a full house! / But it's chess.