Undertaking

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A task or assignment undertaken; a venture.
  • n. A guaranty, engagement, or promise.
  • n. The profession or duties of a funeral director.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
  • n. A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
  • n. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
  • n. The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
  • v. Present participle of undertake.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
  • n. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
  • n. Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
  • n. A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of one who undertakes or engages to do any business, office, or duty.
  • n. That which is undertaken; a business, work, or project which a person engages in or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
  • n. The business of an undertaker, or manager of funerals. A promise; an engagement; an obligation; a guaranty; specifically, in American law, a formal obligation entered into by or on behalf of a party to litigation, and usually with sureties, for the payment of money or performance of some act if it should be adjudged due or otherwise become required, such an obligation being usually required as a condition of taking some step in the action, as, for instance, appealing or issuing an order of arrest or attachment.
  • Enterprising.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  • n. the trade of a funeral director
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    craft    trade   
    Cross Reference
    attempt    guaranty   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    enterprise    guarantee    emprise    affair    assumption    venture    contract   
    Verb Stem
    undertake   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    undertake    endeavors    enterprise    enterprize    employments    venture    achievement    exploit    feat    speculations