noun · academic
entrepreneurship
UK/ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜːʃɪp/US/ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːrʃɪp/en·tre·pre·NEUR·ship
the activity or skill of setting up new businesses and taking risks
Examples
“Many universities now teach entrepreneurship as a practical subject.”
“Government grants helped to encourage local entrepreneurship.”
“Entrepreneurship is often cited as a key driver of economic growth.”
Band 8 sentence
“Having studied entrepreneurship, I believe policy should focus on reducing bureaucratic barriers so startups can scale faster.”
Collocations
- start a business / study entrepreneurship
- encourage entrepreneurship
- entrepreneurship education
Word family
Common mistakes
the entrepreneurship is important for jobs→Entrepreneurship is important for jobs
He wants to do entrepreneurship→He wants to start a business / He wants to go into entrepreneurship
Say it for a higher band
5business→6starting a business→7+entrepreneurship
Synonyms
enterprise
business start-up
Easily confused
enterprise
“The small enterprise grew quickly and opened two new branches.”
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