Undertaking
WordNet
noun
(1) Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
"He prepared for great undertakings"
(2) The trade of a funeral director
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
- A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
- That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
- The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business.