Undertaking

/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/

Synonyms for "undertaking" (168 found)

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Noun(9 words)

project taska projectacceptagree toassumecommit tocommitment committing

accomplished factaccomplishment achievement act acta action activities activity adventure affair affairs agreement approach assay assurance attempt bag bail bid blow

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bond business cause commerce commitment

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concern concernment contract coup crack deal dealings deed design doing doings earnestearnest moneyeffort employ employment endeavor engagement enterprise escrow

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essay expedition experiment exploitfait accomplifeat fling function gage gambit gest go guarantee guaranty hand handiwork handsel hassle hock hostage house interest job labor

Noun(6 words)

embark onendeavoring endeavors endeavour enterprise enterprises

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Noun(16 words)

labor labour obligation operation pledgepledge toprojects promisepromise topromisestake ontreks venture ventures venturing vowing

lick lookout mainprise maneuver matter measure mission move obligation occupation offer operationovert actpassage pawn performance performing pignus plan pledge

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preengagement proceeding production program project promise proposition realization recognizance replevin replevy representationres gestaeresolution service shot stab step stipulation striving strokestrong bidstruggle stunt surety task tentative thingthing donetoken paymenttour de forcetransaction trialtrial and errortry turn understanding vadimonium vadium ventureverbal agreementvow warranty whack word work works

Adjective(1 words)

occitan promesa

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More general

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act activity agreement assurancecarry outcommitment craft endeavor execute obligation perform promise trade work

More specific

13 entries

agree to cooperatecarry out a projectcommit to deliverconduct a studyconduct analysisconstruction undertakingfinancial undertakinglegal undertakingmoral undertakingperform fieldworkpledge to completepromise to reimburseresearch undertaking

Collocations

10 entries

joint undertakingmajor undertakingnew undertakingresearch undertakingsignificant undertakingundertake a studyundertake a taskundertake obligationsundertake researchundertake responsibilities

Inflections

4 entries

undertaken undertakes undertakings undertook

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The undertaking entailed great expense upon the government.

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The undertaking was a failure from the beginning.

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There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.

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His undertaking failed for lack of funds.

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