entrepreneurial
adjective/ˌɑntrəprəˈnɜriəl/
Frequency rank: #8,568 most common English word
Meaning
having the qualities of someone who starts and runs their own business, taking on financial risks to do so.
Example sentence
She showed entrepreneurial spirit by launching her own business at the age of twenty.
Synonyms & related words
- innovative
- ambitious
- enterprising
- self-starting
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