What does "undertaking" mean?
Undertaking: That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
Additional senses
- 2.Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
- 3.A promise or pledge; a guarantee. A. Trollope.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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