enterprise
part of speech
noun (an enterprise, enterprises)
meaning for a pupil
1) A business or company. tree →
2) A big, new or bold plan or project. tree →
3) Being willing to try new things and work hard to make them happen; get-up-and-go. tree →
sense in the lessons
At school, «enterprise» projects or «enterprise week» mean pupils plan a small business, for example selling cakes. In news, «small enterprises» are small businesses; «free enterprise» means people can run businesses freely. Praise: «She showed great enterprise».
examples
- Our class ran a mini enterprise selling bookmarks. tree →
- The bakery is a family enterprise. tree →
- Climbing the mountain was a risky enterprise. tree →
- He showed real enterprise by starting a dog-walking service. tree →
- Enterprise week starts on Monday. tree →
- The new enterprise employs twenty people. tree →
- Building a treehouse was a joint enterprise between the cousins. tree →
- Thus the boldest part of my enterprise remained. tree →
note
Countable when it means a business or project (an enterprise, enterprises); uncountable when it means the quality («showed enterprise»). Adjective: enterprising (full of ideas and energy). In maths problems about enterprise days, watch for profit = money made − money spent.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «enterprise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.