entrepreneurial

[ahn-truh-pruh-nur-ee-uhl, -noor-]

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.

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of entrepreneurial¹

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

Example Sentences

Their itinerary also includes engagements at sites which "demonstrate entrepreneurial and creative opportunities for young people".

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Many thought they had found entrepreneurial soulmates, more oriented to the free market than their more regulated partners in the EU.

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The entrepreneurial urge doesn’t necessarily diminish with age.

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Bordeaux, baguettes and brie can only do so much to tempt the entrepreneurial class to stick around.

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"This is a vibrant entrepreneurial, high-tech, modern industry," he said, urging the US to compete "for its survival".

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