Meaning & use
entrepreneurship
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Meanings
noununcountable
The activity of starting and running your own business, especially when it involves taking financial risks.
Grammar: Used without 'a' or a plural: 'She is interested in entrepreneurship.'
Patterns
- entrepreneurship in something
- a course in entrepreneurship
- promote entrepreneurship
The university offers a degree in entrepreneurship.
Government policies can encourage entrepreneurship among young people.
Her book examines entrepreneurship in developing countries.
noununcountable
The quality or skill of being an entrepreneur, especially the ability to spot opportunities and organize resources.
Grammar: Often used with adjectives like 'creative' or 'successful': 'his creative entrepreneurship'.
Patterns
- creative entrepreneurship
- successful entrepreneurship
- a spirit of entrepreneurship
The award recognizes creative entrepreneurship in the tech sector.
Her successful entrepreneurship has inspired many women.
The company was built on a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation.
Common combinations
- social entrepreneurship
- Social entrepreneurship aims to solve community problems while making a profit.
- entrepreneurship education
- Entrepreneurship education is now part of many high school curricula.
- a culture of entrepreneurship
- The city has developed a culture of entrepreneurship that attracts investors.
- entrepreneurship program
- She joined an entrepreneurship program to learn how to launch her startup.
Synonyms and how they differ
- business
- Refers to commercial activity in general, not specifically to starting new ventures; 'entrepreneurship' is narrower and emphasizes innovation and risk-taking.
- enterprise
- Often means a company or a project, while 'entrepreneurship' refers to the activity or skill of creating and running such ventures.
Word family
- entrepreneur noun
- A person who starts and runs a business, taking on financial risk.
- entrepreneurial adjective
- Relating to an entrepreneur or entrepreneurship; showing initiative and risk-taking.
- entrepreneurially adverb
- In a way that shows the qualities of an entrepreneur.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'entrepreneurship' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Entrepreneurship' is an uncountable noun, so it cannot take 'an' or a plural, and it is not a person or a verb. Only option C uses it correctly as an uncountable noun after a preposition.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “entrepreneurship”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.