Entrepreneurial Meaning
/ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː.ɹi.əl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising.
Sentence Examples
Where's your entrepreneurial spirit?
Dependability is part of our entrepreneurial culture.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She had an ____ spirit and started three companies by age thirty.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The city became a hub for innovation thanks to its ____ spirit.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English entrepreneur Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English entrepreneurial From entrepreneur + -ial.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Homer’s entrepreneurial spirit proves altogether overly infectious. Homer gives Barney a pep talk when he encounters him dressed up like a baby handing out fliers (Barney in humiliating costumes=always funny) and it isn’t long until Barney has purchased a truck of his own and set up shop as the Plow King."
— 2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
"It is a canard trotted out by lazy or tendentious journalists that nationalised British Railways lacked entrepreneurial flair."
— 2021 November 17, Anthony Lambert, “How do we grow the leisure market?”, in RAIL, number 944, page 37:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She had an ____ spirit and started three companies by age thirty.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The city became a hub for innovation thanks to its ____ spirit.