entrepreneurial

adjective

en·​tre·​pre·​neur·​ial ˌän-trə-p(r)ə-ˈnər-ē-əl How to pronounce entrepreneurial (audio)
-ˈn(y)u̇r-,
ˌäⁿn-
: having to do with the creation and development of economic ventures : of, relating to, characteristic of, or suited to an entrepreneur
entrepreneurial skills/ambitions/projects
entrepreneurial zeal
With your colleagues and the kids out of the way, what do you buy for that spouse or friend who's gone the entrepreneurial route and is working at home?Don Crabb
Harvard Business School, long known as a gateway to corporate America, last October established a beachhead in the nation's entrepreneurial epicenter, California's Silicon Valley.Marc Ballon
… economic development is more likely to occur (if at all) in the more entrepreneurial southern region.Sarah Searight
also : engaged or interested in the development of economic ventures
an ambitious and entrepreneurial young woman
a company founded by a group of entrepreneurial scientists
entrepreneurialism noun
The map shows the distribution of high-tech manufacturing firms in the southeastern United States …, helping to identify towns and cities that are lodestones of high-tech entrepreneurialism. John Tierney
entrepreneurially adverb
… some 25 teams, drawn mostly from the ranks of universities and entrepreneurially minded engineers … Joseph Hooper

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This shift transforms traditional career paths, blending leadership and development with entrepreneurial and advisory roles. Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 And this year, the United States has published its first National Aquatic e-DNA Strategy to enhance coordination across conservation science, entrepreneurial enterprise, and philanthropic, public, and private investments. Klaus Schwab, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024 Additionally, the series will examine the ongoing off-the-court entrepreneurial challenges of bringing a new sport and league to market. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024 That, too, has had a profound impact on her entrepreneurial daughter. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for entrepreneurial 

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of entrepreneurial was in 1890

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“Entrepreneurial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrepreneurial. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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