Words / B2

ENT-uh-pryz/ˈentəpraɪz/

An enterprise is a business, especially one involving initiative or risk: a small enterprise; social enterprise. It also means the quality of being enterprising. Company and firm are everyday. Free enterprise is a political phrase. Do not call a lemonade stand a multinational enterprise. UK: small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Meaning

A business, especially one that involves risk; also the ability to think of new projects.

Examples

• “The region is trying to attract small enterprise with tax relief.”
• “Tax relief was aimed at small enterprise in the region.”
• “The school prize for enterprise went to a repair café, which is the initiative sense.”

Good to know

a small / social enterprise; SMEs. Quality: enterprise / enterprising. Everyday: company / firm. Political: free enterprise.

Near in meaning

business

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