different between enterprise vs shop
enterprise
English
Alternative forms
- enterprize (chiefly archaic)
- entreprise (chiefly archaic)
Etymology
From Old French via Middle English and Middle French entreprise, feminine past participle of entreprendre (“to undertake”), from entre (“in between”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin inter + prehend?, see prehensile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nt??p?a?z/
- Hyphenation: en?ter?prise
Noun
enterprise (countable and uncountable, plural enterprises)
- A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
- The government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are a group of financial services corporations which have been created by the United States Congress.
- A micro-enterprise is defined as a business having 5 or fewer employees and a low seed capital.
- An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
- Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.
- (uncountable) A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
- He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.
- 1954, Philip Larkin, Continuing to Live
- This loss of interest, hair, and enterprise — / Ah, if the game were poker, yes, / You might discard them, draw a full house! / But it's chess.
- (uncountable) Active participation in projects. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
- initiative
Derived terms
- enterprising
- commercial enterprise
- scientific enterprise
Translations
Verb
enterprise (third-person singular simple present enterprises, present participle enterprising, simple past and past participle enterprised)
- (intransitive) To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.
- Charles Mordaunt Earl of Peterborow […] , with only 280 horse and 950 foot , enterprised and accomplished the Conquest of Valentia
- (transitive) To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
- 1670, John Dryden, The Conquest of Granada
- The business must be enterprised this night.
- c. 1680, Thomas Otway, letter to Elizabeth Barry
- What would I not renounce or enterprise for you!
- 1670, John Dryden, The Conquest of Granada
- (transitive) To treat with hospitality; to entertain.
References
- enterprise at OneLook Dictionary Search
- enterprise in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- enterprise in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- entreprise
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shop
English
Etymology
From Middle English shoppe, schoppe, from Old English s?eoppa, s?oppa (“shed; booth; stall; shop”), from Proto-Germanic *skupp-, *skup- (“barn, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup- (“to bend, bow, curve, vault”). Cognate with Dutch schop (“spade, kick”), German Schuppen (“shed”), German Schober (“barn”), French échoppe (“booth, shop”) (< Germanic).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??p/
- (US) enPR: shäp, IPA(key): /??p/
- Rhymes: -?p
Noun
shop (countable and uncountable, plural shops)
- An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
- From shop to shop / Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks / The polished counter.
- A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
- A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
- Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
- (figuratively, uncountable) Discussion of business or professional affairs.
- A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill.
- An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
- a barber shop
- An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
- This is where I do my weekly shop.
Synonyms
- (establishment that sells goods): boutique, retail outlet, store (US); see also Thesaurus:retail store
- (place where things are crafted): atelier, studio, workshop
- (automobile mechanic's workplace): garage
- (workplace): office, place of work, workplace
- (wood shop): carpentry, wood shop, woodwork
- (metal shop): metal shop, metalwork
Derived terms
Related terms
- shoppe
Descendants
Translations
Verb
shop (third-person singular simple present shops, present participle shopping, simple past and past participle shopped)
- (intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
- I went shopping early before the Christmas rush.
- He’s shopping for clothes.
- (transitive) To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.).
- Shop our new arrivals.
- 1988, Sylvia Harney, Married beyond recognition: a humorous look at marriage (page 90)
- You fantasized about having unhurried afternoons before the baby arrived to leisurely shop your favorite boutiques. Then the first crash hits — you no longer have the money to shop your favorite boutiques.
- (transitive, slang, chiefly Britain) To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
- He shopped his mates in to the police.
- (transitive, slang, chiefly Britain) To imprison.
- (transitive, Internet slang) To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
Synonyms
- (to report a criminal to authority): grass up (slang)
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Interjection
shop
- (dated) Used to attract the services of a shop assistant
Further reading
- shop at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Hosp., OHPs, PHOs, Posh, Soph, hops, hosp, phos, posh, soph
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English shop.
Pronunciation
Noun
shop m (plural shops, diminutive shopje n)
- shop
- Synonym: winkel
Derived terms
- koffieshop
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English shop.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??op/, [??o?p]
Noun
shop
- (Anglism) Alternative form of shoppi (establishment that sells goods or services to the public).
Declension
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