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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
enterprise
/ˈɛntɚˌpɹaɪz/
noun1 of 2
a business or organization
- “This is hardly the time to start a new enterprise.”Tatoeba
- “We need a spirit of enterprise to overcome the difficulty.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)