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 Words From

• en·tre·pre·neur·i·al·ly adverb
• en·tre·pre·neur·i·al·ism en·tre·pre·neur·ism noun
• non·en·tre·pre·neur·i·al adjective
• sem·i·en·tre·pre·neur·i·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of entrepreneurial¹

entrepreneur ( def ) + -ial ( def )

Example Sentences

Twenty years ago, the entrepreneur was a host at a radio station in southern China.

From TechCrunch

Over the past two decades, Belarusian software developers and entrepreneurs have built up a prosperous tech hub in the capital city of Minsk.

From Quartz

He was majoring in economics and computer science, with the idea of becoming a tech entrepreneur.

From Freakonomics

It’s no secret that many MBA programs, which serve as training grounds for future entrepreneurs and CEOs, struggle with diversity and racial issues themselves.

From Quartz

I say that because I think this generation has a record number of entrepreneurs and it’s exciting.

From Everything After Z

The former provides entrepreneurial training and educational programs for youths from low-income urban areas around the world.

From The Daily Beast

By 36, Gilkes says, he would like to have children, with his first entrepreneurial success behind him.

From The Daily Beast

Greer is a young, entrepreneurial, poker-loving Texan who ended up in Silicon Valley.

From The Daily Beast

In spite of his new entrepreneurial vision, Whittle maintains his good feelings towards the Pacha owners.

From The Daily Beast

Even as he churned out works decrying the evils of capital, he was extremely entrepreneurial and owned a fair amount of property.

From The Daily Beast

The match of the entrepreneurial individual with the potential of the technology base is key.

From Project Gutenberg

Answer: By providing them with the conditions to work and exercise their entrepreneurial skills.

From Project Gutenberg

Some land went to entrepreneurial cloth manufacturers, who converted the buildings for the manufacture of cloth.

From Project Gutenberg

Entrepreneurial master-builders subcontracted work to craftsmen and took a large profit or a large loss and debt.

From Project Gutenberg