Associations to the word «Undertaking»

Wiktionary

UNDERTAKING, noun. The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
UNDERTAKING, noun. A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
UNDERTAKING, noun. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
UNDERTAKING, noun. The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
UNDERTAKING, verb. Present participle of undertake

Dictionary definition

UNDERTAKING, noun. Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings".
UNDERTAKING, noun. The trade of a funeral director.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.