entrepreneurship

noun

en·​tre·​pre·​neur·​ship -nərˌship 

-nə̄ˌsh-, 

-n(y)u̇(ə)rˌsh-, 

-u̇əˌsh-

: the condition of being an entrepreneur : the role or function of the entrepreneur : entrepreneurial ability or activity

recent American experiences have proved how imaginative private entrepreneurship can continue to be

—L. M. Hacker

voices a plea for the study of entrepreneurship in history

—W. C. Scoville

it is now generally accepted that entrepreneurship consists in the meeting of uncertainty

—Donald Dewey

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