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

For people with an entrepreneurial spirit, this property could serve as a vineyard, organic farm, or as a Bed & Breakfast. —James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026

The Currys bring serious entrepreneurial credentials to the partnership. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026

Gomez may have gotten her start on Disney Channel and Barney & Friends, but the actress and singer has her entrepreneurial chops to thank for her $700 million net worth, which at one point was estimated to be over $1 billion. —Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026

Sykes reminded his readers that this is the sort of commercial activity — built around royal-style engagements — that the late Queen Elizabeth wanted to avoid with her grandson and his entrepreneurial wife. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for entrepreneurial

• seigneurial