entrepreneurialism
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7.5
- noun
- /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɪrɪəlɪzəm/
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emprendimiento
- In telling the story of his printing houses as a franchise model, Franklin removes the ethos of personal gain from his successes and emphasizes the ways American entrepreneurialism could connect the colonies as a community.
Well, they're obviously they're not holding back entrepreneurialism.
- Well, they're obviously they're not holding back entrepreneurialism.
Examples
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The same values that lead to success in the United States also lead to success in the world: industriousness, innovation, entrepreneurialism.
Academic text (2008) -
As we've moved through our travels, I've learned that entrepreneurialism in America is not confined just to business.
Blog text (10) -
Yeah, This person is a journalist who wants to talk to me about entrepreneurialism on the Internet.
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But I've always had this entrepreneurialism thing in the back of my mind going.
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But when I look at you, I see somehow who got into the peculiar excitement of entrepreneurialism.
Blog text (3) -
Many German burghers were valued for their commercial skills and were recruited to found new towns and cities in the East so that entrepreneurialism could flourish.
Academic text (2002) -
Economic drive and entrepreneurialism depend upon some aspect of self-serving independence; nevertheless, these energies must be redirected back into the service of the community.
Academic text (2016) -
By modestly describing his printing business's success, an achievement that he quickly multiplied and turned into independent franchises, Franklin offers his entrepreneurialism as evidence, proof that personal gain can contribute to the public good.
Academic text (2016) -
Many young people today embrace entrepreneurialism by starting their own innovative businesses.
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The city's support for entrepreneurialism has led to a surge in new startups and local ventures.
Synonyms
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3.9
The ability to take risks and try new things
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6.2
The activity of starting and running new businesses, often taking risks to make them work
Being willing to try and start new or difficult projects
A willingness to take risks and try new things
How Entrepreneurial
Surface Forms
Morphology
entrepreneurialism = entrepreneurial (transparent) = entrepreneur + ial + ism
Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ism' to the adjective 'entrepreneurial' (itself entrepreneur + -ial), yielding the quality or ideology related to being entrepreneurial.
Etymology
Entrepreneurialism comes from the word entrepreneur, a French word for someone who 'takes on' a new project or business, and it is linked to the English word enterprise, which means 'a bold project or business'. So, entrepreneurialism is the habit or attitude of starting new businesses, taking risks and making new ideas happen.