enterprise noun (PERSONAL QUALITY) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

/ˈen.tə.praɪz/

/-t ̬ɚ-/ n

Definition

[U] eagerness to do something new and clever, despite any risks

They've showed a lot of enterprise in setting up this project.

We need someone with enterprise and imagination to design a marketing strategy.

(Definition of enterprise noun (PERSONAL QUALITY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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