enterprise vs outfit

enterprise

noun
  • A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor. 

  • Active participation in projects. 

  • A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative. 

  • An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one. 

verb
  • To treat with hospitality; to entertain. 

  • To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon. 

  • To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult. 

outfit

noun
  • A business or firm. 

  • Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company. 

  • A set of clothing (with accessories). 

  • A fiscal year of the Hudson's Bay Company, or the supplies required for such a period. 

  • An outlier-sensitive fit. 

  • Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose. 

  • A sports team. 

verb
  • To provide with, usually for a specific purpose. 

How often have the words enterprise and outfit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )