Enterprise - English meaning

verb

Take action; do something.

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They urged washington to act

noun

A thing done; a deed.

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A criminal act

abbreviation

Advance corporation tax.

noun

The fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim.

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Ending child labour will require action on many levels

verb

Take action on; deal with.

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Your request will be actioned

noun

The process of doing something, or something done, esp. for a particular purpose

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[ u ] quick action in calling the fire department saved many lives., [ c ] it was a reckless action…

noun

The condition in which things are happening or being done.

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There has been a sustained level of activity in the economy

noun

The doing of something, or something that you are doing, have done, or could do

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[ c ] there were lots of activities for children at the museum., [ c ] her favorite activity is vis…

noun

A situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done

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Business/commercial/economic activity any conflict has the potential to disrupt business activity.,…

noun

An event or sequence of events of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to.

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The board admitted responsibility for the affair

noun

A situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered; a matter

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The meeting was addressed by an expert in south american affairs., what i do in my spare time is my…

noun

A situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered

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Foreign affairs as a leader, he's been criticized for his inexperience in foreign affairs., interfe…

noun

A business or organization providing a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group.

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An advertising agency

noun

A business acting for or representing a person, an organization, or another business

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An advertising/employment agency, a real estate agency, federal agencies, the environmental protect…

noun

A business that provides a service to other people or organizations

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Background checks may be done in-house or by an outside agency., she now runs an agency which last …

noun

A writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downwards to form a writing surface.

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They later found that the writing bureau had been broken into but nothing has been stolen.

noun

A department of government, or a division that performs a particular job

Usage examples:

You’ve got to go to the bureau of motor vehicles to renew your driver’s license.

noun

An organization or a business that collects or provides information

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The citizen's advice bureau can advise you about debt problems., she reported the problem to the be…

noun

A person's regular occupation, profession, or trade.

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Experts who typically conduct their business over the internet

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services, or a particular company that does this, or work in general rather than pleasure

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[ c ] he runs a dry cleaning business., [ u ] i’m in baltimore on business., [ u ] our firm does a …

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services

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In business she is an academic, but all her brothers work in business., be in business currently, f…

noun

An organized course of action to achieve a goal.

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The campaign for a full inquiry into the regime

verb

Work in an organized and active way towards a particular goal, typically a political or social one.

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People who campaigned against child labour

noun

A planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim

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The protests were part of their campaign against the proposed building development in the area., th…

noun

A commercial business.

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A shipping company

verb

Associate with; keep company with.

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These men which have companied with us all this time

noun

An organization that produces or sells goods or services in order to make a profit

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He owns part of a company that manufactures software for personal computers., it was a long trip an…

verb

Relate to; be about.

Usage examples:

The story concerns a friend of mine

noun

Anxiety; worry.

Usage examples:

Carole gazed at her with concern

verb

To trouble someone with feelings of anxiety; worry

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The loss didn’t bother him, but his team’s confidence concerns him., this is an issue that should c…

noun

A wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch.

Usage examples:

Queen victoria and her consort, prince albert

verb

Habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others.

Usage examples:

You chose to consort with the enemy

noun

A small group of musicians performing together, typically playing instrumental music of the renaissance period.

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A consort of viols

noun

A large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law.

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The cardiff bay development corporation

noun

An organization, esp. a business, that has a legally separate existence from the people who run it

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Multinational corporations, she was elected to the board of directors of the corporation., corporat…

noun

A large company, or a group of companies that are controlled as a single organization

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Whether you work for a large corporation or small company, following these easy guidelines can help…

noun

An action that is performed intentionally or consciously.

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Doing good deeds

verb

Convey or transfer (property or rights) by legal deed.

Usage examples:

They deeded their property to their children

noun

An intentional act, esp. a very bad or very good one

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[ c ] whatever his motives, the deed did save a hundred thousand lives., according to the deed, she…

verb

Try hard to do or achieve something.

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He is endeavouring to help the third world

noun

An attempt to achieve a goal.

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An endeavour to reduce serious injury

verb

To try to do something

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Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem., in spite of our best endeavours, i…

noun

The action of establishing something or being established.

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The establishment of an independent government

noun

The people who have most of the power within government or society or in a particular business or activity

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The diplomatic/educational/literary establishment, visitors come to shop in the fashionable new est…

noun

A business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates

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An educational/training/religious establishment, what percent of your establishment's total sales a…

noun

Activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness.

Usage examples:

Exercise improves your heart and lung power

verb

Use or apply (a faculty, right, or process).

Usage examples:

Control is exercised by the board

noun

Physical activity that you do to make your body strong and healthy

Usage examples:

Form of exercise swimming is my favourite form of exercise., get exercise the doctor recommended th…

verb

Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).

Usage examples:

500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology

noun

A bold or daring feat.

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Despite a series of colourful exploits, his agents obtained little intelligence of value

noun

A brave, interesting, or unusual act

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Daredevil exploits, he is not content to limit himself to his exploits on the basketball court., th…

adjective

Having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure.

Usage examples:

The bed should be reasonably firm, but not too hard

verb

Make more solid or resilient.

Usage examples:

How can i firm up a sagging bustline?

adverb

In a resolute and determined manner.

Usage examples:

The chancellor has held firm to tough economic policies

noun

An authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities, for example acting as an agent for a company's products.

Usage examples:

Toyota granted the group a franchise

verb

Grant a franchise to (an individual or group).

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A franchised dealer

noun

A right to sell a company’s products in a particular area using the company’s name

Usage examples:

Women in the us won the franchise in 1920.

noun

A building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys.

Usage examples:

My wife and i are moving to a new house

verb

Old-fashioned term for bingo.

A dwelling that serves as living quarters for a family

noun

Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.

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New investment incentives for british industry

noun

The companies and activities involved in the production of goods for sale, esp. in a factory

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Business and industry, she’s worked in the banking and computer industries., it takes industry and …

noun

The companies and activities involved in the production of goods

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We hope the government listens to the concerns of industry and drops its plans to introduce another…

verb

Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.

Usage examples:

The amount of water collected is measured in pints

noun

A plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.

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Cost-cutting measures

verb

Determine the dimensions of something or somebody

noun

An important assignment given to a person or group of people, typically involving travel abroad.

Usage examples:

A fact-finding mission to the czech republic

noun

The action of sending someone to a place to do a particular job, esp. one for a government or religious organization, or the job the person has been sent to do

Usage examples:

They were sent on a secret political mission to the middle east., fig. she’s a woman on a mission (…

noun

The result that a company or an organization is trying to achieve through its plans or actions

Usage examples:

Core/main/primary mission the main mission of the home ownership group is to arrange loans for firs…

verb

Go in a specified direction or manner; change position.

Usage examples:

She moved to the door

noun

A change of place, position, or state.

Usage examples:

She made a sudden move towards me

verb

Change location

noun

A room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work.

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An office job

noun

A place in a building where a business is carried on by people working at desks (= special tables) used for writing and for holding telephones and computers

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An office building, i didn’t leave the office until nearly 8 o’clock., the doctor’s office was fill…

noun

A room or building in which people work, especially sitting at desks with computers, phones, etc., as a part of a business or other organization

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The meeting is at their offices in san diego., local/regional/overseas office it would be so much e…

noun

The action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect.

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Restrictions on the operation of market forces

noun

A mathematical process, such as addition, in which one set of numbers is produced from another

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She underwent a six-hour open-heart operation., [ u ] several printing presses are in operation (= …

noun

The fact of operating or being active

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Come into/begin operation we expect the new procedure to come into operation early next year., be o…

noun

An organized group of people with a particular purpose, such as a business or government department.

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A research organization

noun

The state of being a partner or partners.

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We should go on working together in partnership

noun

An agreement between organizations, people, etc. to work together

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A partnership between sb/sth and sb/sth the government is promoting a partnership between the state…

noun

A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.

Usage examples:

The un peace plan

verb

Decide on and make arrangements for in advance.

Usage examples:

They were planning a trip to egypt

verb

A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved

collocation

A set of decisions about what to do in a particular situation

Usage examples:

The group was facing several difficult decisions, and its leaders had no plan of action., detailed …

abbreviation

Pair.

Usage examples:

Patterned gloves, £7.99/pr

abbreviation

Proportional representation.

Usage examples:

Pr has been a success in germany

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 59, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series.

noun

The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.

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The principles and practice of teaching

verb

Us spelling of practise.

verb

Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it.

Usage examples:

I need to practise my french

verb

Begin a course of action.

Usage examples:

The consortium could proceed with the plan

verb

Present participle of proceed

Usage examples:

His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case., preparations for the festival are now proce…

noun

A set of related measures or activities with a particular long-term aim.

Usage examples:

An extensive programme of reforms

verb

Provide (a computer or other machine) with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a task.

Usage examples:

It is a simple matter to program the computer to recognize such symbols

noun

An officially organized system of services, activities, or opportunities that help people achieve something

Usage examples:

There is no graduate training programme for new recruits., a programme to do sth housing market ren…

noun

The action of pursuing someone or something.

Usage examples:

The cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird

noun

The act of following or searching for someone or something, in order to catch or attack the person or thing

Usage examples:

[ u ] the two children ran through the field in pursuit of their puppy., the declaration of indepen…

noun

A large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect.

Usage examples:

The occupational sick pay scheme

verb

Make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.

Usage examples:

Envious of their wealth, he schemed to bring about their downfall

noun

A plan for doing or organizing something

Usage examples:

The committee came up with a creative fundraising scheme., the yellow and white color scheme bright…

noun

A building or part of a building where goods or services are sold.

Usage examples:

A video shop

verb

Visit one or more shops or websites to buy goods.

Usage examples:

She shopped for groceries twice a week

verb

To look for and buy (things)

Usage examples:

We shop in malls because they’re convenient., a bicycle repair shop, i work in a machine shop makin…

noun

A piece of work to be done or undertaken.

Usage examples:

A new manager was given the task of developing the club's talent

verb

Assign a task to.

Usage examples:

Nato troops are tasked with separating the warring parties

noun

A formal pledge or promise to do something.

Usage examples:

I give an undertaking that we shall proceed with the legislation

noun

The action of catching up with and passing another vehicle while travelling on the inside.

Usage examples:

The highway code discourages undertaking on motorways

verb

Commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on.

Usage examples:

A firm of builders undertook the construction work

noun

A risky or daring journey or undertaking.

Usage examples:

Pioneering ventures into little-known waters

verb

Undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.

Usage examples:

She ventured out into the blizzard

noun

An activity or plan of action, often in business, that involves risk or uncertainty

Usage examples:

His most recent business venture ended in bankruptcy., [ i always + adv/prep ] he wanted to venture…