Dictionary Definition
undertaking
Noun
1 any piece of work that is undertaken or
attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" [syn: project, task, labor]
2 the trade of a funeral director
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˈʌndə(r)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
- /"Vnd3r%teIkIN/
Noun
- Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
- A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
- That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
- The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
Translations
Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or
the management of funerals
That which is undertaken
The act of one who undertakes
Verb
undertaking- present participle of undertake
Extensive Definition
Undertaking may refer to:
- The task performed by an undertaker.
- The obligation resulting from a commitment that has been made.
- In business, in particular in "EU English", the term is used interchangeably with Enterprise, i.e. a business entity.
- In driving, the act of overtaking another vehicle using the kerb-side lane.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, acta, action, activities, activity, adventure, affair, affairs, agreement, approach, assay, assurance, attempt, bag, bail, bid, blow, bond, business, commerce, commitment, concern, concernment, contract, coup, crack, dealings, deed, doing, doings, earnest, earnest money, effort, employ, employment, endeavor, engagement, enterprise, escrow, essay, experiment, exploit, fait accompli, feat, fling, function, gage, gambit, gest, go, guarantee, guaranty, hand, handiwork, handsel, hassle, hock, hostage, interest, job, labor, lick, lookout, mainprise, maneuver, matter, measure, move, obligation, occupation, offer, operation, overt act, passage, pawn, performance, performing, pignus, pledge, preengagement, proceeding, production, project, promise, realization, recognizance, replevin, replevy, res gestae, service, shot, stab, step, striving, stroke, strong bid, struggle, stunt, surety, task, tentative, thing, thing done, token payment,
tour de force, transaction, trial, trial and error, try, turn, understanding, vadimonium, vadium, venture, verbal agreement,
vow, warranty, whack, work, works