noun

undertaking

UHN-duh-tay-kihng

noun

A task or project that someone takes responsibility for, especially a large or difficult one.

"Renovating the entire building was a huge undertaking."

A formal promise or guarantee to do something.

"The company gave an undertaking to fix the defect at no extra cost."

How to Use Undertaking

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA big job you commit to doing, or a formal promise to do something.

Common pairings

a major undertaking give an undertaking risky undertaking

undertakings plural

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Formed from undertake plus -ing.

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