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undertaking definition

under·tak·ing (un′dər tā′kiŋ; also, & for 3 always, un′dər tā′kiŋ)

noun

  1. something undertaken; task; charge; enterprise
  2. a promise; guarantee
  3. the business of an undertaker (sense )
  4. the act of one who undertakes some task, responsibility, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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