Un`der*tak"ing, n. 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.