As nouns the difference between profession and enterprise
is that
profession is a promise or vow made on entering a religious order while
enterprise is a company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
As a verb enterprise is
to undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.
profession Noun
( en noun)
A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
- She died only a few years after her profession .
* 1796 , Matthew Lewis, The Monk , Folio Society 1985, p. 27:
- Rosario was a young novice belonging to the monastery, who in three months intended to make his profession .
A declaration of belief, faith or of one's opinion.
- Despite his continued professions of innocence, the court eventually sentenced him to five years.
An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
- My father was a barrister by profession .
The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
- His conduct is against the established practices of the legal profession .
Derived terms
* professional
* liberal profession
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enterprise Alternative forms
* enterprize (chiefly archaic)
* entreprise (chiefly archaic)
Noun
( en noun)
A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
- The (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 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.
A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
- He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.
an active participation in projects
Synonyms
* initiative
Derived terms
* enterprising
* commercial enterprise
* scientific enterprise
Verb
( enterpris)
To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.
- (Alexander Pope)
To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
* Dryden
- The business must be enterprised this night.
* T. Otway
- What would I not renounce or enterprise for you!
To treat with hospitality; to entertain.
* Spenser
- Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise .
( Webster 1913)
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