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1. enterprise   NOUN   /ˈentərˌpraɪz/

原句 : The Internet allows people to take hobbies and turn them into moneymaking enterprise.

意思 :
a. a business company or organization
b. the activity of creating businesses and managing them
c. a large or important project, especially one that is new or different
d. the ability to think of new ideas and make them succeed

字源 : Middle English, from Anglo-French, from entreprendre to undertake, from entre- inter- + prendre to take 

例句 :
a. Euro Disney is a much smaller enterprise than its American counterparts.
b. Our state needs a Congressman who works to encourage enterprise.
c. They are involved in an exciting scientific enterprise.
d. Carlson showed extraordinary enterprise for such an inexperienced manager.

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1. revenue   NOUN [countable/uncountable]   /ˈrevənju/

原句 : There are lost revenues too for many students who have jobs on campus.

意思 : income from business activities or taxes

字源 : Middle English, return, revenue, from Anglo-French, from revenir to return, from Latin revenire, from re- + venire to come

例句 : The magazine had been losing advertising revenue for months.