undertaking
[uhn-der-tey-king, uhn-der-tey- for 1–3; uhn-der-tey-king for 4]
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noun
the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
a task, enterprise, etc., undertaken.
a promise; pledge; guarantee.
the business of an undertaker or funeral director.
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proposition, affair, task, project, experiment, venture, enterprise, operation, effort, shop, essay, play, work, happening, business, thing, engagement, move, game, dealExamples from the Web for undertakings
Historical Examples of undertakings
Does the human labour-force which carries on their undertakings belong to them?
FreelandTheodor Hertzka
But all that will finish soon, for all undertakings come to an end.
The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, CompleteMadame La Marquise De Montespan
Any one of her undertakings was sufficient for one woman, but she compassed them all.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, CompleteAlbert Bigelow Paine
The undertakings of a contract may be for the existence of a fact in the present or in the future.
The Common LawOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Some he makes sick, while others he causes to be unfortunate in their undertakings.
Short Sketches from Oldest AmericaJohn Driggs
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