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enterprising | American Dictionary

enterprising
adjective
us/ˈen·tərˌprɑɪ·zɪŋ/
(of a person) good at thinking of and doing new and difficult things, esp. those that will make money:
The business was started by a couple of enterprising women.

enterprising | Business English

enterprising
adjective
uk /ˈentəpraɪzɪŋ/us
good at thinking of new business ideas or projects, and making them successful:
an enterprising business/company/firm
Throughout our company we need diverse, talented, creative, enterprising individuals who seize responsibility and think strategically.

Examples of enterprising

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It is an enterprising use of sources which takes the reader very much into popular culture.
The authors of the papers assembled in this enterprising volume are among the pioneers in each of their countries and fields.
Substances simply were brought forth synthetically (constructed de novo) by enterprising chemists.
One enterprising individual spent a night hidden inside one of the museum's ancient sarcophagi simply 'to demonstrate the possibility' of it being done.
At mid-century, journalism was attracting enterprising authors who learned how to profit from its fluid, dynamic nature.
Activists blamed enterprising workers and their new lifestyles for diluting the working class temperament and abandoning the working class.
These enterprising students say that sports bars have already shown a particular interest in the device.
An enterprising reporter found out the phone number of the house and called.
Outside the house a whole new commercial world emerged as enterprising booksellers and stationers began producing guidebooks, whether official or unofficial, for would-be visitors.
Discrimination against those considered ' outsiders ', often highly enterprising minorities, is already rearing its ugly head under the current ethnic-based political dispensation.
The latter book is aimed at a much broader audience, ranging from enterprising high school students to research mathematicians.
Small houses at that time seldom offered technical challenges or paid well, so they did not much interest enterprising construction firms.
But it is also possible that people who have relatively high incomes are more inclined towards new activities and an enterprising lifestyle.
This is exactly the sort of guide any intelligent and enterprising family will welcome on their outings.
One would think that this would surely be a viable, if not profitable project for an enterprising recording and opera company.
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