entrepreneurial

American  

[ahn-truh-pruh-nur-ee-uhl, -noor-] / ˌɑn trə prəˈnɜr i əl, -ˈnʊər- /

adjective

1. of or relating to a business or endeavor, especially one that involves considerable individual initiative and risk.

   The article highlights what some cities are doing to promote entrepreneurial development.

   Innovation, when combined with an entrepreneurial streak, can be a powerful catalyst for economic growth.

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Other Word Forms

• entrepreneurialism noun
• entrepreneurially adverb
• entrepreneurism noun
• nonentrepreneurial adjective
• semientrepreneurial adjective

Etymology

Origin of entrepreneurial

entrepreneur ( def. ) + -ial ( def. )

Example Sentences

"The hope is that Indian players will continue to put in their entrepreneurial energy and get the ecosystem going," Mr Gupta says.

From BBC

Echoes of Smith’s words are heard in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, and they inspired America’s entrepreneurial spirit.

From Barron's

Echoes of Smith’s words are heard in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, and they inspired America’s entrepreneurial spirit.

From Barron's

But “Greg Abel’s CEO tenure will benefit investors of Berkshire Hathaway due to his previous history of capital allocation success and entrepreneurial mindset.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Patronage systems allocate jobs, public-works contracts, cheap loans and access to foreign cash, hollowing out the entrepreneurial class.

From The Wall Street Journal