enterprise

/ˈen-tər-ˌprīz/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from entreprendre to undertake, from entre- inter- + prendre to take

noun

  1. a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky

  2. a unit of economic organization or activity; especially : a business organization

  3. a systematic purposeful activity

noun

  1. an economically depressed area in which business growth is encouraged by the government through tax relief and financial concessions

noun

  1. freedom of private business to organize and operate for profit in a competitive system without interference by government beyond regulation necessary to protect public interest and keep the national economy in balance