private undertaking
nounUK /ˈpraɪ.vət ˌʌn.dəˈteɪ.kɪŋ/
US /ˈpraɪ.vət ˌʌn.dɚˈteɪ.kɪŋ/
A job or project that a person or company does on its own, not for the government.
The family started a private undertaking to build a new playground for the neighborhood.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A business owned by individuals rather than the government.
Her private undertaking grew into a small chain of bakeries.
3. A task someone takes on personally and voluntarily.
Cleaning the local park was his own private undertaking.
4. A funeral business run by a private owner.
The private undertaking on the corner has served the town for decades.