enterprise

enterprise is a 10-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, transitive verb, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be performed; a work projected which involves activity, courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise.
2. noun. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.
3. transitive verb. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
4. transitive verb. To treat with hospitality; to entertain.
5. intransitive verb. To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.
6. noun. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

   "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

   Synonyms: endeavor, endeavour

7. noun. readiness to embark on bold new ventures

   Synonyms: initiative

8. noun. an organization created for business ventures

   "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"

Synonyms

endeavor, endeavour, initiative

Common word forms

enterprised, enterpriser, enterprises, enterprising, enterpriseless

Words from these letters

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