enterprise

Other forms of enterprise

plural

enterprises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about enterprise

What does enterprise mean?

enterprise means "a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in enterprise?

enterprise has 3 syllables: en-ter-prise. The stress falls on "en". In IPA it is /ˈɛntɚˌpɹaɪz/.

What is another word for enterprise?

Close synonyms include endeavor, endeavour, enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is enterprise a common word?

enterprise is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with enterprise?

5 words rhyme with enterprise. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.