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enterprisea business organization, especially a commercial company

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a business organization, especially a commercial company

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈentərpraɪz/

Korean meaning: 기업, 회사

Korean pronunciation: 엔-터-프라이즈 (강세: 엔)

Example Sentences

  • His pizza delivery enterprise started with just one bicycle.
  • The moon colonization enterprise sounds like science fiction.
  • My grandmother's cookie enterprise conquered the whole neighborhood.

enterprise

NOUN

//ˈentərpraɪz//

a business organization, especially a commercial company

enterprise concept
💡 Concept

A successful enterprise operates with busy employees and executive meetings

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enterprise rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The enterprise used ads to advertise and surprise!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈentərpraɪz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈentəpraɪz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixenter--
Rootprise

Origin

From Old French 'entreprendre' meaning 'to undertake', derived from Latin 'prendere' (to take) combined with the prefix 'entre-' (between). The word entered English in the 15th century with the sense of an ambitious undertaking or business venture.

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🎵Rhyme

surprisecompriseadvertise
surprise
comprise
advertise

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📝Examples

His pizza delivery enterprise started with just one bicycle.

😄 Fun example

The moon colonization enterprise sounds like science fiction.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's cookie enterprise conquered the whole neighborhood.

The software enterprise grew from a garage startup to a global company.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

businesscompanycorporationventurefirm

Antonyms

failureclosure

Related

entrepreneurcommercialindustrystartuporganization