undertaking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).

verb

/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/ En-us-undertaking.ogg

undertaking undertakings

By surface analysis, undertake + -ing.

enterprise pursuit establishment activity doings endeavor pursuance undertaking venture

overtaking

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