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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•ter•pris•ing /ˈɛntɚˌpraɪzɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - having or showing imagination and initiative:an enterprising plan.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•ter•pris•ing (en′tər prī′zing),USA pronunciation adj. - ready to undertake projects of importance or difficulty, or untried schemes;
energetic in carrying out any undertaking:Business is in need of enterprising young people. - characterized by great imagination or initiative:an enterprising foreign policy.
- enterprise + -ing2 1565–75
en′ter•pris′ing•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . venturous, venturesome, resourceful, adventurous. See ambitious.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . timid, cautious.
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