"entrepreneurial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː.ɹi.əl/ [UK], /ˌɑn.tɹə.prəˈnɝ.i.əl/ [US], /ˌɔn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː.ɹi.əl/ [General-Australian] Forms: more entrepreneurial [comparative], most entrepreneurial [superlative]
Etymology: From entrepreneur + -ial. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|entrepreneur|ial}} entrepreneur + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} entrepreneurial (comparative more entrepreneurial, superlative most entrepreneurial)
  1. Having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising. Derived forms: entrepreneurialism, entrepreneurially, intrapreneurial, microentrepreneurial, nonentrepreneurial, technopreneurial, unentrepreneurial Translations (having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising): entreprenant (French), entrepreneur (French), entrepreneurial (French), unternehmerisch (German), imprenditoriale (Italian), rakahinonga (Maori), przedsiębiorczy [masculine] (Polish), emprendedor (Spanish), entreprenöriell (Swedish)
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