entrepreneurial

adjective

en·​tre·​pre·​neur·​ial ˌän-trə-p(r)ə-ˈnər-ē-əl 

-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

ˌäⁿn-trə-p(r)ə-ˈnər-ē-ə-li-zəm 

-ˈn(y)u̇r-

ˌäⁿn-

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

ˌäⁿn-trə-p(r)ə-ˈnər-ē-ə-lē 

-ˈn(y)u̇r-

ˌäⁿn-

adverb

… some 25 teams, drawn mostly from the ranks of universities and entrepreneurially minded engineers …

—Joseph Hooper

Examples of entrepreneurial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This creates what might be called the entrepreneurial identity crisis—the challenge of maintaining authentic purpose while pursuing necessary growth. —Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

The entrepreneurial landscape is littered with stories of overnight successes that weren’t overnight at all. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025

Just three months later, her entrepreneurial dreams met a sobering reality: the COVID-19 pandemic. —Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025

Elected in 2022 at age 25, Frost’s resume leans heavily on activism and organizing, with stints at groups like the ACLU and March for Our Lives, rather than any private-sector or entrepreneurial experience. —Lou Marin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for entrepreneurial

• seigneurial