Collocations for enterprise - noun
1. plan/project
ADJECTIVE
great
exciting
ambitious, difficult, hazardous
successful
collaborative (esp. AmE), collective, common, cooperative, joint (esp. BrE)
The project is a joint enterprise with the Business School.
exciting
ambitious, difficult, hazardous
successful
collaborative (esp. AmE), collective, common, cooperative, joint (esp. BrE)
The project is a joint enterprise with the Business School.
criminal
academic, research, scientific
academic, research, scientific
VERB + enterprise
embark on,
start,
undertake
They are willing to undertake a new enterprise.
They are willing to undertake a new enterprise.
abandon
PREPOSITION
in an/the enterprise
The team leader will be the most important factor in this difficult enterprise.
The team leader will be the most important factor in this difficult enterprise.
2. a business
ADJECTIVE
large,
large-scale
small, small-scale
profitable, successful
family, private
government-sponsored (AmE), public, social (esp. BrE), state, state-owned
global, multinational
business, commercial, for-profit (esp. AmE)
the complex organization of a business enterprise
small, small-scale
profitable, successful
family, private
government-sponsored (AmE), public, social (esp. BrE), state, state-owned
global, multinational
business, commercial, for-profit (esp. AmE)
the complex organization of a business enterprise
agricultural,
economic,
farming,
industrial,
manufacturing
VERB + enterprise
build,
create
control, manage, run
He runs a successful small enterprise.
control, manage, run
He runs a successful small enterprise.
invest in
privatize
privatize
PREPOSITION
in an enterprise,
within an enterprise
something that affects all the workers in the enterprise
something that affects all the workers in the enterprise
3. development of businesses
ADJECTIVE
free,
private
The Act will encourage private enterprise.
The Act will encourage private enterprise.
local
corporate, individual
corporate, individual
enterprise + NOUN
culture
(esp. BrE)
The government has promoted the enterprise culture.
The government has promoted the enterprise culture.