Undertaking (noun)
The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
Undertaking (noun)
A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
Undertaking (noun)
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
Undertaking (noun)
The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
Undertaking (verb)
present participle of undertake
Enterprise (noun)
A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
“The government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are a group of financial services corporations which have been created by the United States Congress.”
“A micro-enterprise is defined as a business having 5 or fewer employees and a low seed capital.”
Enterprise (noun)
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.”
Enterprise (noun)
A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
“He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.”
Enterprise (noun)
An active participation in projects.
Enterprise (verb)
To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.
Enterprise (verb)
To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
Enterprise (verb)
To treat with hospitality; to entertain.
Undertaking (noun)
a formal pledge or promise to do something
“I give an undertaking that we shall proceed with the legislation”
Undertaking (noun)
the action of undertaking to do something
“the knowing undertaking of an obligation”
Undertaking (noun)
a task that is taken on; an enterprise
“a mammoth undertaking that involved digging into the side of a cliff face”
Undertaking (noun)
a company or business
“national transport undertakings”
Undertaking (noun)
the business of managing funerals.
Undertaking (noun)
the action of catching up with and passing another vehicle while travelling on the inside
“the Highway Code discourages undertaking on motorways”
Enterprise (noun)
a project or undertaking, especially a bold or complex one
“a joint enterprise between French and Japanese companies”
Enterprise (noun)
initiative and resourcefulness
“success came quickly, thanks to a mixture of talent, enterprise, and luck”
Enterprise (noun)
a business or company
“a state-owned enterprise”
Enterprise (noun)
entrepreneurial economic activity
“an economic environment which encourages enterprise”
“local enterprise agencies”