entrepreneurialadj.

Brit.

/ˌɒntrəprəˈnəːrɪəl/,

/ˌɒ̃trəprəˈnəːrɪəl/,

/ˌɑːntrəprəˈnəːrɪəl/,

/ˌɒntrəprəˈnjʊəːrɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌɑntrəprəˈnəriəl/,

/ˌɑntrəprəˈn(j)ʊriəl/

Forms: see entrepreneur n. and -ial suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: entrepreneur n., -ial suffix.

Etymology: < entrepreneur n. + -ial suffix.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of an entrepreneur or entrepreneurs; enterprising. See entrepreneur n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [adjective] > involving speculation

speculative1799

entrepreneurial1890

1890 Co-operative News 26 Apr. 400/1 Entrepreneurial and social salvation wrapped up together as deftly as could be in the same parcel.

1922 H. L. Reed Devel. Federal Reserve Policy i. 6 Occasionally entrepreneurial activity is injured by the rising scale of prices, as..in the public utility and railroad fields.

1951 C. W. Mills White Collar i. ii. 26 The small businessman has been deprived of his old entrepreneurial function.

1966 New Scientist 17 Nov. 366/2 It is an entrepreneurial business venture, designed to take advantage of the rapid development of data processing.

2010 Independent 16 Dec. 33/5 There is a more entrepreneurial spirit there, which helps.

Derivatives

ˌentrepreˈneurialism n. entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial attitudes or behaviour.

ΚΠ

1957 Res. in Progress (Univ. N. Carolina Rec.: Graduate School Ser.) Oct. 134 A case study in Inter-American entrepreneurialism.

1989 B. D. Jacobs in A. Ware Charities & Govt. iv. 82 The Thatcher enterprise-culture view of entrepreneurialism has probably effected a positive stimulus to growth in the activities of charitable organizations.

2006 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 7/5 Great economies are founded on entrepreneurialism, technological innovation and investment in the pursuit of wealth.

ˌentrepreˈneurially adv. in an entrepreneurial manner; like an entrepreneur.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [adverb] > speculatively

speculatively1847

entrepreneurially1932

1932 Amer. Econ. Rev. 22 84 Whether labor and capital are better rewarded when employed entrepreneurially than when hired out to others is regarded as dubious.

1960 New Left. Rev. Sept. 28/2 The entrepreneurially-minded who could not move so rapidly in the managerial world of the big corporations.

2002 E. Nuwere & D. Chanoff Hacker Cracker v. 77 Knowing how to make flyers on the Apple got me thinking entrepreneurially.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	entrepreneurial
释义	entrepreneurialadj. Brit. /ˌɒntrəprəˈnəːrɪəl/, /ˌɒ̃trəprəˈnəːrɪəl/, /ˌɑːntrəprəˈnəːrɪəl/, /ˌɒntrəprəˈnjʊəːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌɑntrəprəˈnəriəl/, /ˌɑntrəprəˈn(j)ʊriəl/ Forms: see entrepreneur n. and -ial suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: entrepreneur n., -ial suffix. Etymology: < entrepreneur n. + -ial suffix. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an entrepreneur or entrepreneurs; enterprising. See entrepreneur n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [adjective] > involving speculation speculative1799 entrepreneurial1890 1890 Co-operative News 26 Apr. 400/1 Entrepreneurial and social salvation wrapped up together as deftly as could be in the same parcel. 1922 H. L. Reed Devel. Federal Reserve Policy i. 6 Occasionally entrepreneurial activity is injured by the rising scale of prices, as..in the public utility and railroad fields. 1951 C. W. Mills White Collar i. ii. 26 The small businessman has been deprived of his old entrepreneurial function. 1966 New Scientist 17 Nov. 366/2 It is an entrepreneurial business venture, designed to take advantage of the rapid development of data processing. 2010 Independent 16 Dec. 33/5 There is a more entrepreneurial spirit there, which helps. Derivatives ˌentrepreˈneurialism n. entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial attitudes or behaviour. ΚΠ 1957 Res. in Progress (Univ. N. Carolina Rec.: Graduate School Ser.) Oct. 134 A case study in Inter-American entrepreneurialism. 1989 B. D. Jacobs in A. Ware Charities & Govt. iv. 82 The Thatcher enterprise-culture view of entrepreneurialism has probably effected a positive stimulus to growth in the activities of charitable organizations. 2006 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 7/5 Great economies are founded on entrepreneurialism, technological innovation and investment in the pursuit of wealth. ˌentrepreˈneurially adv. in an entrepreneurial manner; like an entrepreneur. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [adverb] > speculatively speculatively1847 entrepreneurially1932 1932 Amer. Econ. Rev. 22 84 Whether labor and capital are better rewarded when employed entrepreneurially than when hired out to others is regarded as dubious. 1960 New Left. Rev. Sept. 28/2 The entrepreneurially-minded who could not move so rapidly in the managerial world of the big corporations. 2002 E. Nuwere & D. Chanoff Hacker Cracker v. 77 Knowing how to make flyers on the Apple got me thinking entrepreneurially. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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