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venture
[ven-cher]
noun
an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one.
a mountain-climbing venture.
a business enterprise or speculation in which something is risked in the hope of profit; a commercial or other speculation.
Their newest venture allows you to order their products online.
the money, ship, cargo, merchandise, or the like, on which risk is taken in a business enterprise or speculation.
Obsolete.Ģżhazard or risk.
verb (used with object)
to expose to hazard; risk.
to venture one's fortune;
to venture one's life.
Synonyms: , ,to take the risk of; brave the dangers of.
to venture a voyage into space.
to undertake to express, as when opposition or resistance appears likely to follow; be bold enough; dare.
I venture to say that you are behaving foolishly.
to take the risk of sending.
verb (used without object)
to make or embark upon a venture; dare to enter or go.
He ventured deep into the jungle.
to take a risk; dare; presume.
to venture on an ambitious program of reform.
to invest venture capital.
adjective
of or relating to an investment or investments in new businesses.
a venture fund.
venture
/ Ė±¹É²Ō³ŁŹÉ /
verb
(tr) to expose to danger; hazard
he ventured his life
(tr) to brave the dangers of (something)
I'll venture the seas
(tr) to dare (to do something)
does he venture to object?
(tr; may take a clause as object) to express in spite of possible refutation or criticism
I venture that he is not that honest
(intr; often foll by out, forth, etc) to embark on a possibly hazardous journey, undertaking, etc
to venture forth upon the high seas
noun
an undertaking that is risky or of uncertain outcome
a commercial undertaking characterized by risk of loss as well as opportunity for profit
the merchandise, money, or other property placed at risk in such an undertaking
something hazarded or risked in an adventure; stake
archaicĢżchance or fortune
at random; by chance
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- venturer noun
- preventure noun
- unventured adjective
- Ė±¹±š²Ō³Ł³Ü°ł±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of venture1
Idioms and Phrases
at a venture, according to chance; at random.
A successor was chosen at a venture.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The venture also seeks to āreinvent sports with science.ā
But efforts to renew that venture and bring the show to the Paramount+ streaming service have hit a major snag, according to three people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to speak publicly.
Among her many ventures to champion the jazz music she loves so much is A&R for iconic jazz label Candid Records, founded by the great jazz writer Nat Hentoff in 1960.
At the time, CBS Media Ventures, which syndicated the talk show, and McGraw said he wanted to expand his audience in a new venture because of āgrave concerns for the American family.ā
It was CalderĆ³n who, near the end of his term, ventured to the northern border to unveil the massive billboard urging U.S. authorities to stop the weapons flow.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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