associate |
a person who is actively involved with others in running a business enterprise; partner. [1/10 definitions] |
book club |
a commercial enterprise that sells or lends books to subscribers, usu. at a discount in exchange for a specified minimum purchase. |
business |
a specific commercial enterprise, or the place where such an enterprise is carried on. [3/9 definitions] |
capitalize |
to supply capital for or use capital in, as a business enterprise. [1/4 definitions] |
carwash |
a similar, temporary enterprise, usu. to raise funds for a charity, school, athletic team, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
combine |
a group of people or organizations united by their interest in a commercial or political enterprise. [1/6 definitions] |
commercialize |
to make into a commercial enterprise something that is not necessarily commercial in nature. |
conservative |
(cap.) of or relating to the U.S. or British political party favoring private enterprise and opposing government control. (Cf. Liberal.) [1/7 definitions] |
consortium |
a combination of nations, companies, or the like, formed to provide large amounts of capital for a joint enterprise. [1/2 definitions] |
cooperative |
a jointly owned and operated enterprise. [1/4 definitions] |
copartner |
an associate or fellow partner, as in a business enterprise. |
crash1 |
the sudden failure of a financial or other enterprise, or of the economy in general. [1/17 definitions] |
crawfish |
(informal) to back out of an enterprise. [1/2 definitions] |
deadwood |
unproductive persons or burdensome things that hinder the smooth function or progress of an enterprise. [1/2 definitions] |
do-nothing |
lacking initiative, enterprise, or willingness to work; lazy or idle. [1/2 definitions] |
float |
to initiate (a business enterprise). [1/14 definitions] |
flotation |
the starting or financing of a business enterprise, esp. by selling bonds or stock. [1/3 definitions] |
foil1 |
to prevent (a person, plan, enterprise, effort, or the like) from succeeding. |
franchise |
a right granted by a commercial enterprise to sell a product or service in a limited territory. [1/5 definitions] |
generalship |
leadership or direction of a complex enterprise, esp. as manifested in skill at strategy. [1/2 definitions] |
greenwash |
to present one's business enterprise as being more concerned about the preservation of the environment than it really is. |