Undertaking
Pronunciation : Un`der*tak"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project or business. Hakluyt.
2. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
3. Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
4. A promise or pledge; a guarantee. A. Trollope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913