undertakingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈteɪ.kɪŋ/us/ˈʌn.dɚˌteɪ.kɪŋ/undertaking noun [ C ] (JOB)
C2 a job, business, or piece of work:
The construction of the tunnel is a large and complex undertaking.
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Work, working and the workplace
- a long way to go idiom
- act as sth 1
- act as sth
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
- assignment
- cabin
- hold down a job idiom
- hoop
- hot desk
- hot-desking
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- labour
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- stroke
- sweat
- sweat over sth
- swing into action idiom
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undertaking noun [ C ] (PROMISE)
formal a formal promise:
[ + that ] formal The manager gave a written undertaking that no one would lose their job.
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Making & breaking promises & commitments
- betray
- broken
- commit
- cross my heart (and hope to die) idiom
- deliver
- fink
- fink out
- go back on sth
- guarantee
- New Year's resolution
- promise sb the earth/moon idiom
- promises, promises! idiom
- redeem
- resolution
- scout
- sworn
- vouch
- warrant
- warranty
- welsh
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