intrapreneurial

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adjective

Entrepreneurial within an existing business; describing entrepreneurship within an existing business.

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Meanings

adjectiveintrapreneurial (comparative more intrapreneurial, superlative most intrapreneurial)

comparative more intrapreneurial · superlative most intrapreneurial

  1. Entrepreneurial within an existing business; describing entrepreneurship within an existing business.

    Sixth, an organization that wants to become more intrapreneurial must learn to be more productive with fewer resources. Top-heavy organizations are out of date in today's hypercompetitive environment.

    2004, Robert D. Hisrich, Small Business Solutions: How to Fix and Prevent the Thirteen Biggest Problems That Derail Business

Origin

Blend of intra- + entrepreneurial.

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APA

intrapreneurial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrapreneurial

MLA

“intrapreneurial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrapreneurial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intrapreneurial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrapreneurial.

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