- enterprise
- noun1 plan/projectADJECTIVE▪ great▪ exciting▪ ambitious, difficult, hazardous▪ successful▪ collaborative (esp. AmE), collective, common, cooperative, joint (esp. BrE)▪
The project is a joint enterprise with the Business School.
▪ criminal▪ academic, research, scientificVERB + ENTERPRISE▪ embark on, start, undertake▪They are willing to undertake a new enterprise.
▪ abandonENTERPRISE + VERB▪ fail, succeedPREPOSITION▪ in an/the enterprise▪The team leader will be the most important factor in this difficult enterprise.
2 a businessADJECTIVE▪ large, large-scale▪ small, small-scale▪ profitable, successful▪ family, private▪ government-sponsored (AmE), public, social (esp. BrE), state, state-owned▪ global, multinational▪ business, commercial, for-profit (esp. AmE)▪the complex organization of a business enterprise
▪ agricultural, economic, farming, industrial, manufacturingVERB + ENTERPRISE▪ build, create▪ control, manage, run▪He runs a successful small enterprise.
▪ invest in▪ privatizeENTERPRISE + VERB▪ operate▪ expand, grow, succeed▪ failPREPOSITION▪ in an enterprise, within an enterprise▪something that affects all the workers in the enterprise
3 development of businessesADJECTIVE▪ free, private▪The Act will encourage private enterprise.
▪ local▪ corporate, individualVERB + ENTERPRISE▪ encourage, promoteENTERPRISE + NOUN▪ culture (esp. BrE)▪The government has promoted the enterprise culture.
4 abilities/imaginationADJECTIVE▪ great▪I thought she showed great enterprise.
VERB + ENTERPRISE▪ showPHRASES▪ a spirit of enterprise
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
