Complete Definition of "undertaking"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/��nd�r�teɪkɪ�/
SAMPA|/"Vnd3r%teIkIN/

Noun
en-noun

  1. Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
  2. A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
  3. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
  4. The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.

Translations
trans-top|Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals
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trans-top|A promise or pledge; a guarantee
Finnish: sopimus, lupaus
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trans-top|That which is undertaken
Finnish: hanke, aie
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trans-top|The act of one who undertakes
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Verb
undertaking

  1. present participle of|undertake

Webster

Category:English present participles
Category:Funeral

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