enterprise: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 12 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of enterprise
noun
- countable, uncountable
A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
Example: The government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are a group of financial services corporations which have been created by the United States Congress.
- countable, uncountable
An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
Example: Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.
- uncountable
A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
Example: He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.
- uncountable
Active participation in projects.
Listed forms: enterprises, enterprize, entreprise.
Source: Wiktionary — enterprise.
verb
- intransitive
To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.
- transitive
To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
- obsolete, transitive
To put up or house; to entertain.
Listed forms: enterprises, enterprising, enterprised, enterprize, entreprise.
Source: Wiktionary — enterprise.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for enterprise.
noun
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
noun
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
- enterprisingness
- initiative
- go-ahead
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is enterprise in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of enterprise
E(1) + N(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + P(3) + R(1) + I(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of enterprise
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from enterprise
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