entrepreneurship
noun/ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜːʃɪp/
/ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːrʃɪp/
[uncountable]- the activity of making money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks; the ability to do this
- The reforms are designed to encourage entrepreneurship and promote business and investment.
- His entrepreneurship helped put Preston on the map as a thriving cotton manufacturing town.
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