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As the owner of the Arison Group, a philanthropic and business enterprise that spans across 40 countries in 5 continents, my ongoing challenge is to bridge the gap between what I envision and its understanding and practical implementation. The Arison Group operates to realize the overall vision of Doing Good.
Shari Arison

Meaning of "enterprise" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENTERPRISE

From Old French entreprise (n), from entreprendre from entre- between (from Latin: inter-) + prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to grasp.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ENTERPRISE

enterprise  [ˈɛntəˌpraɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENTERPRISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Enterprise is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ENTERPRISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of enterprise in the English dictionary

The first definition of enterprise in the dictionary is a project or undertaking, esp one that requires boldness or effort. Other definition of enterprise is participation in such projects. Enterprise is also readiness to embark on new ventures; boldness and energy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENTERPRISE


apprise
əˈpraɪz
apprize
əˈpraɪz
arise
əˈraɪz
authorize
ˈɔːθəˌraɪz
comprise
kəmˈpraɪz
disprize
dɪsˈpraɪz
emprise
ɛmˈpraɪz
fries
fraɪz
mainprise
ˈmeɪnˌpraɪz
misprise
mɪsˈpraɪz
misprize
mɪsˈpraɪz
outprize
ˌaʊtˈpraɪz
overprize
ˌəʊvəˈpraɪz
prise
praɪz
prize
praɪz
rise
raɪz
sunrise
ˈsʌnˌraɪz
surprise
səˈpraɪz
underprise
ˌʌndəˈpraɪz
underprize
ˌʌndəˈpraɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENTERPRISE

enteropneustal
enteroptosis
enterostomal
enterostomies
enterostomy
enterotomies
enterotomy
enterotoxin
enteroviral
enterovirus
Enterprise Allowance Scheme
Enterprise Investment Scheme
enterprise zone
enterpriser
enterprising
enterprisingly
entertain
entertainer
entertaining
entertainingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENTERPRISE

authorise
brise
cerise
crise
earthrise
en prise
Forest Enterprise
free enterprise
grise
high-rise
low-rise
moonrise
October surprise
private enterprise
public enterprise
reprise
spirit of enterprise
take by surprise
terrorise
uprise

Synonyms and antonyms of enterprise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENTERPRISE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «enterprise» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of enterprise

Translation of «enterprise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENTERPRISE

Find out the translation of enterprise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of enterprise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «enterprise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公司
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

empresa
570 millions of speakers

English

enterprise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उद्यम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشركة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предприятие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

empreendimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্যোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entreprise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perusahaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unternehmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

企業
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기업체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perusahaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

doanh nghiệp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிறுவன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एंटरप्राइझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuruluş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impresa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przedsiębiorstw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підприємство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întreprindere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιχείρησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderneming
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

företaget
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

enterprise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of enterprise

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENTERPRISE»

The term «enterprise» is very widely used and occupies the 182 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENTERPRISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «enterprise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «enterprise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about enterprise

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10 QUOTES WITH «ENTERPRISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word enterprise.
1
Alvin Adams
Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure.
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Buzz Aldrin
The first footfalls on Mars will mark a historic milestone, an enterprise that requires human tenacity matched with technology to anchor ourselves on another world.
3
Scott Alexander
The basic rule of free enterprise: You must give in order to get.
4
Marc Andreesen
The advantage of the consumer businesses is they tend to be much broader-based, much larger number of customers, that tend to over time be a lot more predictable. The advantage of the enterprise companies is they are not as subject to consumer trend, fad, behavior.
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Shari Arison
As the owner of the Arison Group, a philanthropic and business enterprise that spans across 40 countries in 5 continents, my ongoing challenge is to bridge the gap between what I envision and its understanding and practical implementation. The Arison Group operates to realize the overall vision of Doing Good.
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Liberty Hyde Bailey
There are two essential epochs in any enterprise - to begin, and to get done.
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Tim Berners-Lee
Any enterprise CEO really ought to be able to ask a question that involves connecting data across the organization, be able to run a company effectively, and especially to be able to respond to unexpected events. Most organizations are missing this ability to connect all the data together.
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Joseph Beuys
I wished to go completely outside and to make a symbolic start for my enterprise of regenerating the life of humankind within the body of society and to prepare a positive future in this context.
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Bjornstjerne Bjornson
A people numerically large may attain to ways of thought and enterprise that no political censure can reduce to a minimum; but under narrower conditions, it may easily come about that the whole people will fall asleep.
10
Michael Bloomberg
We've shown the world that New York can never be defeated, because of its dynamic and diverse population and because it embodies the spirit of enterprise and the love of liberty. And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENTERPRISE»

Discover the use of enterprise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to enterprise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Design of Enterprise Systems: Theory, Architecture, and Methods
Thus, the book details the enterprise engineering process from initial conceptualization of an enterprise to its final design.
Ronald E. Giachetti, 2011
2
Enterprise Service Bus: Theory in Practice
The book also compares ESB to other integration architectures, contrasting their inherent strengths and limitations.
David A Chappell, 2004
3
Adaptive Enterprise: Creating and Leading Sense-And-Respond ...
Explains how postindustrial organizations can respond to the demands of the information age
Stephan H. Haeckel, 2013
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Black Enterprise
BLACK ENTERPRISE is the ultimate source for wealth creation for African American professionals, entrepreneurs and corporate executives.
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Virtualization: From the Desktop to the Enterprise
Virtualization: From the Desktop to the Enterprise is the first book of its kind to demonstrate how to manage all aspects of virtualization across an enterprise. (Other books focus only on singular aspects of virtualization, without delving ...
Chris Wolf, Erick M. Halter, 2005
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Enterprise Release Management: Agile Delivery of a Strategic ...
This unique book offers a fresh enterprise perspective that addresses strategic change and the release life cycle, providing executives and managers with the tools they need to chart and track the course of their business.
Louis J. Taborda, 2011
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Enterprise Ontology: Theory and Methodology
This book offers a theory and a matching methodology which has passed the test of practical experience.
Jan Dietz, 2006
8
Enterprise SOA: Service-oriented Architecture Best Practices
This book subsumes the knowledge of Service-Oriented Architectures that they have acquired since 1998, when they made their first steps toward this new architecture paradigm.About the Web Site Web site www.enterprise-soa.com, provides a ...
Dirk Krafzig, Karl Banke, Dirk Slama, 2005
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Enterprise 2.0: New Collaborative Tools for Your ...
Now, leading organizations are bringing the Web's novel tools and philosophies inside, creating Enterprise 2.0. In this book, Andrew McAfee shows how they're doing this, and why it's benefiting them.
Andrew McAfee, 2009
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JUNOS Enterprise Routing: A Practical Guide to JUNOS ...
This book is the official study guide for all three Juniper Enterprise Routing certification exams, and is highly recommended reading to pass the exams.
Doug Marschke, Harry Reynolds, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENTERPRISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term enterprise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Apple Watch's unsexy but powerful path to enterprise adoption
When Apple debuted watchOS 2 at its 2015 WWDC, it sparked a new wave of interest from enterprise decision makers. With the ability to ... «VentureBeat, Jul 15»
2
Wimbledon 'threat' to enterprise data allowance
According to Wandera, enterprise employees are far more inclined to use corporate-liable devices to keep up to date with the tournament while ... «ComputerWeekly.com, Jul 15»
3
HP split could mean enterprise contract savings
After the split into HP Enterprise and HP Inc., scheduled to be complete on Nov. 1, HP Enterprise plans a simpler structure and a streamlined ... «TechTarget, Jul 15»
4
SEC filing: Ex-Microsoft manager raises $202M for enterprise
“Tola Capital is focused on the opportunity as enterprise software transitions to the cloud,” Gulati told GeekWire last fall. “We look forward to ... «GeekWire, Jul 15»
5
West Lothian social enterprise group KidzEco win top award
The hard work and dedication of staff at a West Lothian social enterprise group has led to a top award. KidzEco, which has shops in Bathgate ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
6
How UTM products can benefit your enterprise network environment
Expert Ed Tittel explains why unified threat management is the right holistic IT security approach for SMBs and how it can fit into the enterprise, as well. «TechTarget, Jul 15»
7
2015 State of Cybercrime: Enterprise fight is stuck in stall
In the face of such a series of events, it's no surprise that cybercrime awareness has hit an all-time high. What is surprising, however, is that ... «CSO Online, Jul 15»
8
Practo acquires Genii, targets enterprise segment
Genii founders will lead product teams and accelerate Practo's growth in enterprise space with products focused around hospitals, diagnostic ... «YourStory.com, Jul 15»
9
Enterprise-class Wi-Fi for the SMB: 15 best practices from the field
Is there such a thing as enterprise-class Wi-Fi for the SMB? ... Most enterprise Wi-Fi manufacturers claim this to be in the 50-75 device range, ... «BetaNews, Jul 15»
10
BlackBerry and Google form new enterprise-focused partnership
BlackBerry and Google are working closely together to set new standards in enterprise mobile security for organizations deploying Android ... «Android Authority, Jul 15»

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