undertaking
noun
un·der·tak·ing
ˈən-dər-ˌtā-kiŋ 
ˌən-dər-ˈtā-;
sense 1b is only ˈən-dər-ˌtā-
1
a
: the act of one who undertakes or engages in a project or business
b
: the business of an undertaker
2
: something undertaken : enterprise
Examples of undertaking in a Sentence
The restoration of the old theater is a huge undertaking.
He advised us against such a risky undertaking.
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—Abc News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
And while Seoul’s official position remains pro-reunification, younger South Koreans are also increasingly dismissing the idea, viewing it as a costly undertaking that will simply invite in a mass of impoverished refugees who will struggle to adjust in a capitalist democracy.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Through another lens, however, the whole undertaking would look as impotently pointless as one of Kei’s dams.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
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Ashar Samdani, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
This is an all of government endeavor, all of government undertaking, so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been deployed.
—Abc News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
And while Seoul’s official position remains pro-reunification, younger South Koreans are also increasingly dismissing the idea, viewing it as a costly undertaking that will simply invite in a mass of impoverished refugees who will struggle to adjust in a capitalist democracy.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Through another lens, however, the whole undertaking would look as impotently pointless as one of Kei’s dams.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024
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undertaking
noun
un·der·tak·ing
ˈən-dər-ˌtā-kiŋ
ˌən-dər-ˈtā-kiŋ;
sense 1b is ˈən-dər-ˌtā-kiŋ,
only
1
a
: the act of a person who undertakes something
b
: the business of an undertaker
2
: something undertaken
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