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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Undertaking

· Un·der·tak·ing · IPA /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
01 n. The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
  1. 1.
    The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.
  2. 2.
    That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
  3. 3.
    Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
  4. 4.
    A promise or pledge; a guarantee.