Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
enterprise .
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- noun Archaic spelling of
enterprise .
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Examples
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Bedford you shall not call our enterprize unfortunate need I again repeat that to me appears in a light very very different?
Letter 48 1793
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Then came the pretenders, men who from vanity, or the impulse of growing wealth, or from that enterprize which is natural to talents,
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Then came the pretenders, men who from vanity, or the impulse of growing wealth, or from that enterprize which is natural to talents, sought to detach themselves from the plebeian ranks, to which they properly belonged, and imitated, at some distance, the manners and habits of the great.
Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry Wirt, William, 1772-1834 1817
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Page 24: Changed 'enterprize' to 'enterprise' for consistency with other cases in the address (the enterprise, and the value)
Celebration in Baltimore of the Triumph of Liberty in France William Wirt 1803
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How can the FED require that an individual purchase anything from a private enterprize?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawsuits Against the Health Care Bill 2010
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F&S as well as other publications need to promote their enterprize in order to continue their existence and will not stop employing the use of these kinds of stories that generate this much interest.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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Fabulous work and much success in your business enterprize!
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There is no free enterprize, its all smoke and mirrors.
Key senator rejects 'trigger' for public health insurance option 2009
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F&S as well as other publications need to promote their enterprize in order to continue their existence and will not stop employing the use of these kinds of stories that generate this much interest.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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They did not mean to steal that land from that farmer so that this rich cat could build a commerical enterprize on that parcel of land.
Sanford avoids criminal charges following ethics investigation 2010
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