Definition
A Spanish or Portuguese word for a business, company, or enterprise; used in English primarily in historical or cultural contexts.
Etymology
From Spanish and Portuguese 'empresa', derived from Latin 'imprendere' (to undertake). The word traveled through Iberian languages and occasionally into English trade terminology.
Kelly Says
When the Spanish conquistadors and Portuguese traders were exploring the world in the 1500s-1600s, 'empresa' meant not just a business venture but a romantic quest or grand undertaking—commerce and adventure were the same thing!
Translations
BNবাংলা
কম্পানি
kom-pa-ni
CACatalà
empresa
em-pre-sa
CSČeština
společnost
spo-le-cnost
DADansk
virksomhed
vir-ko-s-hed
DEDeutsch
Unternehmen
un-ter-neh-men
ELΕλληνικά
εταιρία
e-ta-ri-a
ESEspañol
empresa
em-pre-sa
FISuomi
yritys
yee-ri-tys
FRFrançais
entreprise
en-tre-pre-se
HUMagyar
vállalat
val-la-lat
IDBahasa Indonesia
perusahaan
pe-r-usahaan
ITItaliano
azienda
a-zi-en-da
KKKK
компания
kom-pa-ni-ya
KMKM
ក្រុមហ៊ុន
kra-om-hu-n
MSBahasa Melayu
syarikat
si-ya-ri-kat
MYမြန်မာ
ကုမ္ပဏီ
ku-mpa-ni
NLNederlands
bedrijf
be-drijf
PTPortuguês
empresa
em-pre-sa
RUРусский
компания
kom-pa-ni-ya
SVSvenska
företag
fo-re-tag
SWKiswahili
kampuni
kam-pu-ni
TAதமிழ்
நிறுவனம்
ni-ru-va-nam
TEతెలుగు
కంపెనీ
kam-pe-ni
UKУкраїнська
компанія
kom-pa-ni-ya
VITiếng Việt
công ty
cong ty
ZUZU
ikampani
i-kam-pa-ni