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| greenwash |
to present one's business enterprise as being more concerned about the preservation of the environment than it really is. |
| greenwashing |
the practice of presenting one's business enterprise as being more concerned about the preservation of the environment than it really is. |
| ground floor |
(informal) a favorable opportunity or position, esp. in or at the beginning of a business enterprise. [1/2 definitions] |
| laissez faire |
an economic policy or doctrine that opposes government interference in or regulation of business or commerce beyond what is necessary for a free-enterprise system to regulate itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| manager |
one who directs, controls, or administers a business or other enterprise. [1/3 definitions] |
| merge |
to unite in a single enterprise or body, as two or more previously independent business organizations. [1/5 definitions] |
| multinational |
denoting or pertaining to a business enterprise with offices, operations, or investments in several countries. [1/3 definitions] |
| nursing home |
a residence, usu. operated as a public or commercial enterprise, that offers nursing care to the disabled, elderly, or the like. |
| out of business |
in or into a state of total inactivity as a commercial enterprise; defunct as a business. |
| pioneer |
to explore or settle new territory, or to be among the earliest in some new enterprise, research, or the like. [1/7 definitions] |
| private enterprise |
an economic system subject to limited government regulation in which the means of production are privately owned; free enterprise. |
| prop. |
abbreviation of "proprietor," an owner, or group of owners, of a business enterprise, real property, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| proprietary |
owned and operated, produced, or sold only by a private individual or business enterprise. [1/6 definitions] |
| proprietor |
an owner, or group of owners, of a business enterprise, real property, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| silent partner |
one who invests financially in a business or enterprise but does not become actively involved otherwise. |
| sophomore |
someone in the second year of an enterprise. [1/2 definitions] |
| start |
to help (someone) begin a project, enterprise, or the like. [1/15 definitions] |
| subsidiary |
a business enterprise controlled by another company. [1/5 definitions] |
| undercapitalize |
to provide or secure too little capital for (a business enterprise). |
| venture |
an undertaking or enterprise that involves risk or is of uncertain outcome. [1/6 definitions] |
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