Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entrepreneurship

/ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ.ʃɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: en-trepreneur-ship
IPA: /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ.ʃɪp/

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art or science of innovation and risk-taking for profit in business.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The quality of being an entrepreneur.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is an example of what real entrepreneurship can do on the railway, but sadly there are not many other examples. Most of the private sector businesses in rail are simply 'gaming' the system, trying to outdo or outthink the regulator and the Government in order to generate profit."

Etymology

Etymology tree English entrepreneur Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English entrepreneurship From entrepreneur + -ship.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ.ʃɪp/
British English: /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜːʃɪp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

entrepreneurships (plural)

Derived Forms

intrapreneurship microentrepreneurship technoentrepreneurship

Phrases

regulatory entrepreneurship social entrepreneurship

Questions

How do you pronounce entrepreneurship?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ.ʃɪp/.
What does entrepreneurship mean?: The art or science of innovation and risk-taking for profit in business.
Where does entrepreneurship come from?: Etymology tree English entrepreneur Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English entrepreneurship From entrepreneur + -ship.

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