Definition of enterprise

• n. - 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.
• n. - Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a man of great enterprise.
• v. t. - To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
• v. t. - To treat with hospitality; to entertain.
• v. i. - To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.