undertaking

/ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.) piece of work/business

ADJ

considerable, large, major, serious | worthwhile | hazardous, risky

joint

The two companies completed a joint undertaking to build a new hospital in the city.

commercial, financial

Starting a small bakery was a risky financial undertaking for my parents.

(noun.) formal promise

ADJ

VERB + UNDERTAKING

give (sb)

The company gave an undertaking to complete the project by the end of next month.

seek | obtain

carry out, honour, renege on

The company decided to renege on its undertaking to provide free training for all new employees.

sign

Definitions

noun

The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.

A promise or pledge; a guarantee.

The Hong Kong SAR Government has given undertakings that such powers [powers to prevent people from leaving Hong Kong] will not be used and that the ability to remove people from flights will be applied only to stop certain asylum seekers from entering Hong Kong.

That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.

He laid the foundation stone on August 1 1847, and then set around 2,000 workmen loose on the undertaking. The station opened exactly one year later on August 1 1848.

The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

He laid the foundation stone on August 1 1847, and then set around 2,000 workmen loose on the undertaking. The station opened exactly one year later on August 1 1848.

Wiktionary

The undertaking entailed great expense upon the government.

Tatoeba · #47251

The undertaking was a failure from the beginning.

Tatoeba · #47253

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

Tatoeba · #269987

His undertaking failed for lack of funds.

Tatoeba · #285953

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