wat does enterprise mean?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise

Answer 2

when a person or a group of people are engaged in the production and distribution of goods and services, which are mainly for the purpose of sale, it is called an enterprise.

Answer 3

en‧ter‧prise  /ˈɛntərˌpraɪz/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[en-ter-prahyz] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.a project undertaken or to be undertaken, esp. one that is important or difficult or that requires boldness or energy: To keep the peace is a difficult enterprise.
2.a plan for such a project.
3.participation or engagement in such projects: Our country was formed by the enterprise of resolute men and women.
4.boldness or readiness in undertaking; adventurous spirit; ingenuity.
5.a company organized for commercial purposes; business firm.
6.(initial capital letter) Military. the first nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1961, with a displacement of 89,000 tons (80,723 m ton) and eight reactors.
7.(initial capital letter, italics) U.S. Aerospace. the first space shuttle, used for atmospheric flight and landing tests.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < MF, n. use of fem. of entrepris (ptp. of entreprendre to undertake) < L inter- inter- + prēnsus grasped, seized, contr. of prehēnsus, equiv. to pre- pre- + hend- take hold of + -tus ptp. suffix]

—Related forms
en‧ter‧prise‧less, adjective

—Synonyms 1. plan, undertaking, venture. 4. drive, aggressiveness, push, ambition.
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En‧ter‧prise  /ˈɛntərˌpraɪz/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[en-ter-prahyz] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
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a city in S Alabama. 18,033.
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en·ter·prise (ntr-prz) Pronunciation Key Audio pronunciation of "enterprise" [P]
n.

1. An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk.
2. A business organization.
3. Industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit: Private enterprise is basic to capitalism.
4. Willingness to undertake new ventures; initiative: “Through want of enterprise and faith men are where they are, buying and selling, and spending their lives like serfs” (Henry David Thoreau).

Answer 4

It is a human quality to try to make life better. Still existing in America and long lost throughout most of the rest of the world.

Answer 5

enterprise is a business house and nothing more...just doing its own business....

Answer 6

u looking for the the dictionary meaning ?

it is a project that is difficult and you have a readiness to engage in the action.

Answer 7

i heard that word in 6th grade...