undertaking

[ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ]

Definition:
1. Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.
2. The trade of a funeral director.

Use 'undertaking' in a sentence:

1. This is a complex undertaking.
2. We should run all undertakings industrially and thriftily.
3. You're right, this is a complex undertaking.
4. But undertaking a renovation can be a Herculean task.
5. He had no great hopes for the success of his undertaking.
6. There's a chance with any undertaking that you'll fail.
7. He is interested in buying the club as a commercial undertaking.
8. He lent his name to the undertaking.
9. Public-spirited people are requested to make generous contributions in support of this nonprofit undertaking.
10. Making the house habitable was a major undertaking.
11. This does not have to be a massive undertaking.
12. Their motives for undertaking this study are highly questionable.
13. This mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
14. It promised to be a more difficult undertaking than might appear at first sight.
15. The sheer size and gravity of the undertaking demand reflection.
16. They won't be undertaking training in fighting.
17. The principle of diligence and frugality applies to all undertakings.
18. The undertaking was not easy, she said, but it felt imperative.
19. Yet this would be a daunting undertaking.
20. Be thrifty and hardworking in whatever undertaking you are to start on.
21. Migration is always a significant undertaking.
22. Can one help the poor while undertaking profitable business?
23. A substantial number of mothers with young children are deterred from undertaking paid work because they lack access to childcare.
24. undertaking affairs on the Red Tourism.
25. Crime scene investigation is a massive undertaking.
26. That's a very daunting undertaking.
27. He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.
28. All of which suggests that HSBC is undertaking a balancing act.
29. Initially, rather than appointing a general contractor to run the project, the corporation decided to manage it themselves, despite lack of experience with an undertaking of that scale.
30. Unfortunately, Windows had been in the midst of a delicate and crucial undertaking.
31. The MOD gave an undertaking to Saville that it had provided him with all relevant material.
32. The landlord gave a written undertaking that the repairs would be carried out.
33. Perhaps the claim then is that dying is not something that can be done in that way as a joint undertaking.
34. I believe that the pursuit of truth through honest debate is a noble undertaking.
35. In those days, the trip across country was a dangerous undertaking.
36. More recently, however, some companies have been investing money in a more ambitious undertaking: learning how to adjust the fundamental make-up of the food they sell.
37. Organizing the show has been a massive undertaking.
38. This is an undertaking of breathtaking audacity, as the Allies admit.