mission, that which one takes on; promise, pledge; act of taking on; profession of arranging funerals
take on, receive responsibility for a task; guarantee, pledge
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Undertaking Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Undertaking Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Undertake
of Undertake
(n.)
The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
(n.)
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
(n.)
Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
(n.)
A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA promise or pledge; a guarantee.
undertaking
\un`der*tak"ing\, n.
1. the act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business. akluyt.
2. that which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
3. specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
4. a promise or pledge; a guarantee. trollope.
undertaking
n
1. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" [syn: project, task, labor]
2. the trade of an funeral director
similar words(1)
dangerous undertaking
Noun
1. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
(synonym) project, task, labor
(hypernym) work
(hyponym) cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake
(derivation) undertake, set about, attempt
2. the trade of a funeral director
(hypernym) trade, craft
Verb
1. enter upon an activity or enterprise
(synonym) set about, attempt
(hypernym) initiate, pioneer
(derivation) undertaking, project, task, labor
2. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
(synonym) tackle, take on
(hypernym) confront, face up, face
(hyponym) rise
3. promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
(synonym) guarantee
(hypernym) promise, assure
(hyponym) underwrite, subvention, subvent
4. enter into a contractual arrangement
(synonym) contract
(hypernym) promise, assure
(hyponym) stipulate
5. accept as a charge
(synonym) take in charge
(hypernym) accept, consent, go for
Undertaking Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Undertaking may refer to:
- The services provided by an undertaker, mortician, or a funeral director.
- In business, in particular in "EU English", the term is used interchangeably with company, i.e. a business entity
- The act of Undertaking (driving), overtaking another vehicle using a lane nearer the kerb-side
- A surety bond
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Undertaking Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
UNDERTAKING - An engagement by one of the parties to a contract to the other, and not the mutual engagement of the parties to each other; a promise.
UNDERTOOK - Assumed; promised.
This is a technical word which ought to be inserted in every declaration of assumpsit, charging that the defendant undertook to perform the promise which is the foundation of the suit; and this though the promise be founded on a legal liability, or would be implied in evidence.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.UNDERTOOK - Assumed; promised.
This is a technical word which ought to be inserted in every declaration of assumpsit, charging that the defendant undertook to perform the promise which is the foundation of the suit; and this though the promise be founded on a legal liability, or would be implied in evidence.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
