enterprise

English Thesaurus

1. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	labor, project, task, undertaking,
definition	:	any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racket,
definition	:	an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit (noun.act)

hyponym	:	forlorn hope,
definition	:	a hopeless or desperate enterprise (noun.act)

hyponym	:	business activity, commercial activity,
definition	:	activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise (noun.act)

2. readiness to embark on bold new ventures (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	drive,
definition	:	the trait of being highly motivated (noun.attribute)

3. an organization created for business ventures (noun.group)

hypernym	:	organisation, organization,
definition	:	a group of people who work together (noun.group)

hyponym	:	giant,
definition	:	an unusually large enterprise (noun.group)

hyponym	:	collective,
definition	:	members of a cooperative enterprise (noun.group)

hyponym	:	business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern,
definition	:	a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it (noun.group)

hyponym	:	commercial enterprise,
definition	:	an enterprise connected with commerce (noun.group)

4. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) (noun.act)

derivation	:	enterpriser, entrepreneur,
definition	:	someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it (noun.person)

derivation	:	endeavor, endeavour, strive,
definition	:	attempt by employing effort (verb.social)

5. readiness to embark on bold new ventures (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	enterpriser, entrepreneur,
definition	:	someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it (noun.person)

derivation	:	go ahead, plow ahead,
definition	:	proceed (with a plan of action) (verb.communication)

derivation	:	enterprising,
definition	:	marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects (adj.all)

6. an organization created for business ventures (noun.group)

derivation	:	enterpriser, entrepreneur,
definition	:	someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it (noun.person)

7. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) (noun.act)

derivation	:	enterpriser, entrepreneur,
definition	:	someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it (noun.person)

derivation	:	endeavor, endeavour, strive,
definition	:	attempt by employing effort (verb.social)

8. readiness to embark on bold new ventures (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	enterpriser, entrepreneur,
definition	:	someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it (noun.person)

derivation	:	go ahead, plow ahead,
definition	:	proceed (with a plan of action) (verb.communication)

derivation	:	enterprising,
definition	:	marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects (adj.all)

9. an organization created for business ventures (noun.group)

derivation	:	enterpriser, entrepreneur,
definition	:	someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it (noun.person)