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emprendimiento

entrepreneurship

noun ehm-prehn-dee-MYEN-toh Rare

Also means

venture

Usage Note

Emprendimiento has become the standard Latin American term for entrepreneurship and startup ventures — fomentar el emprendimiento (to foster entrepreneurship). It also means a specific venture or project (el emprendimiento fracasó, the venture failed). In Spain, emprendedurismo is sometimes used, though emprendimiento is understood everywhere.

Examples

"El gobierno apoya el emprendimiento juvenil."

Natural Translation

The government supports youth entrepreneurship.

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