enterprise

/'entəpraiz/

Thân thiện

A growing enterprise must have a bold leader.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Readiness to embark on bold new ventures: The quality of showing initiative, energy, and a willingness to undertake new, difficult, or risky projects.
   • An organization created for business ventures: A company, firm, or business organization, especially one that is commercial in nature.
   • A purposeful or industrious undertaking: A project, task, or endeavor that requires significant effort, planning, and boldness.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Quality of Boldness):

  • Her enterprise and creativity led to the invention's success.
  • The job requires a spirit of enterprise and innovation.

• Noun (Business Organization):

  • He works for a large manufacturing enterprise.
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises are vital to the economy.

• Noun (Ambitious Undertaking):

  • The construction of the bridge was a massive enterprise.
  • Organizing the festival was a complex enterprise.

Advanced Usage

• "Free enterprise": An economic system where private businesses operate with minimal government control.

  • The country's economy is based on the principles of free enterprise.

• "Private enterprise": Business or industry that is owned and managed by private individuals or companies, not the state.

  • The sector was opened up to private enterprise.

Variants and Related Words

• Enterprising (adj): Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.

  • She is an enterprising young entrepreneur.

• Entrepreneur (n): A person who organizes and operates a business, taking on financial risk to do so.

  • The entrepreneur started her first company at age 22.

Synonyms

• Initiative: The ability to assess and initiate things independently.
• Venture: A risky or daring journey or undertaking.
• Company: A commercial business.
• Project: An individual or collaborative enterprise planned to achieve a particular aim.

Related Phrases

• To show enterprise: To demonstrate initiative and a willingness to take on new challenges.

  • The team showed great enterprise in solving the unexpected problem.

• A bold enterprise: An undertaking that is daring and ambitious.

  • Sailing around the world alone is a bold enterprise.

Học thuật

Noun

1. readiness to embark on bold new ventures
2. an organization created for business ventures
   • a growing enterprise must have a bold leader
3. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
   • he had doubts about the whole enterprise

Từ đồng nghĩa

• enterprisingness
• initiative
• go-ahead
• endeavor
• endeavour