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ENTERPRISING

\ˈɛntəpɹˌa͡ɪzɪŋ], \ˈɛntəpɹˌa‍ɪzɪŋ], \ˈɛ_n_t_ə_p_ɹ_ˌaɪ_z_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of ENTERPRISING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects; "an enterprising foreign policy"; "an enterprising young man likely to go far"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Ambitious; adventurous; energetic; progressive.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Forward in undertaking: adventurous.
ENTERPRISINGLY.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Adventurous; forward to undertake.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Energetic and progressive.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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