enterprises

/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. 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

noun

  1. free enterprise