undertaking

n.

1. A task or assignment undertaken; a venture.
2. A guaranty, engagement, or promise.
3. The profession or duties of a funeral director.

noun

Something undertaken, especially something requiring extensive planning and work: enterprise, project, venture. See work/play.

n

Definition: endeavor, attempt
Antonyms: abstention

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A written promise offered as security for the performance of a particular act required in a legal action.

In a criminal case, an undertaking of bail is security for the appearance of the defendant. In the event the defendant fails to appear, the amount posted as bail is forfeited.

An undertaking with adequate security is a bond. The term is used in a general sense to refer to any type of promise or stipulation.

IN BRIEF: Something attempted.

I do not need to tell you, if you are a gardener, that no other undertaking will give as great a return for the amount of effort put into it. — Elizabeth Lawrence.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - foretagende, forpligtelse, løfte, tilsagn, begravelsesfaget

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderneming, (plechtige) belofte, begrafenis- onderneming

Français (French)
n. - garantie, garantie (de la part de qn), entreprise, pompes funèbres

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unternehmen, Versprechen, Zusicherung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιχείρηση, εγχείρημα, (αναληφθέν) έργο, δέσμευση, υποχρέωση, εγγύηση

Italiano (Italian)
impresa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - empreendimento (m), compromisso (m), agente funerário (m)

Русский (Russian)
предприятие (дело), обязательство, похоронное бюро

Español (Spanish)
n. - empresa, tarea, compromiso, promesa, garantía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - företag, åtagande, begravningsbranschen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
事业, 保证, 企业

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 事業, 保證, 企業

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사업, 약속, 장의업

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 事業, 引き受けたこと, 請け合うこと, 保証, 葬儀屋業, 引き受け, 企て, 約束

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تعهد, تكفل, مشروع, تجهيز الموتى, مقاوله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התחייבות לביצוע עבודה, מפעל, משימה, התחייבות, הבטחה, עריכת הלוויות‬

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