venture

ven·ture  (vnchr)

n.

1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.

2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.

3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.

v. ven·tured, ven·tur·ing, ven·tures

v.tr.

1. To expose to danger or risk: ventured her entire fortune.

2. To brave the dangers of: ventured the high seas in a small boat.

3. To express at the risk of denial, criticism, or censure: "I would venture to guess that Anon., who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman" Virginia Woolf.

v.intr.

1. To take a risk; dare.

2. To proceed despite possible danger or risk: ventured into the wilderness.

Idiom:

at a venture

By mere chance or fortune; at random.

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[Middle English, chance, short for aventure, adventure; see adventure.]

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ventur·er n.

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venture

Noun

1. a project or activity that is risky or of uncertain outcome

2. a business operation in which there is the risk of loss as well as the opportunity for profit

Verb

[-turing, -tured]

1. to do something that involves risk or danger: I thought it wise to venture into foreign trade

2. to dare to express (an opinion)

3. to go to an unknown or dangerous place

4. to dare (to do something): you have asked me so often to come to your place that I ventured to drop in [variant of adventure]

venturer n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome joint venture - a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise; "a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows" experiment - a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard" project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" sallying forth, sally - a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" danger, risk, peril - a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
	2.	venture - an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it" speculation investment funds, investment - money that is invested with an expectation of profit gamble - money that is risked for possible monetary gain smart money - money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information) pyramid - (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
	3.	venture - a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
Verb	1.	venture - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" embark go, proceed, move - follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
	2.	venture - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" hazard, guess, pretend forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" suspect, surmise - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
	3.	venture - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" stake, adventure, hazard, jeopardize lay on the line, put on the line, risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"

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venture

verb 1. go, travel, journey, set out, wander, stray, plunge into, rove, set forth

verb 2. dare, presume, have the courage to, be brave enough, hazard, go out on a limb (informal) take the liberty, stick your neck out (informal) go so far as, make so bold as, have the temerity or effrontery or nerve

3. put forward, offer, suggest, present, air, table, advance, propose, volunteer, submit, bring up, postulate, proffer, broach, posit, moot, propound, dare to say

noun 4. undertaking, project, enterprise, chance, campaign, risk, operation, activity, scheme, task, mission, speculation, gamble, adventure, exploit, pursuit, fling, hazard, crusade, endeavour

Translations

venture [ˈvɛntʃəʳ] n → empresa

vt → arriesgar [+ opinion]; ofrecer

vi → arriesgarse, lanzarse;

a business venture → una empresa comercial;

to venture to do sth → aventurarse a hacer algo

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venture [ˈvɛntʃəʳ] n → entreprise f

vt → risquer, hasarder

vi → s'aventurer, se risquer;

a business venture → une entreprise commerciale;

to venture to do sth → se risquer à faire qch

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venture [ˈvɛntʃəʳ] n → Unternehmung f

vt (opinion) → zu äußern wagen

vi (dare to go) → sich wagen;

a business venture → ein geschäftliches Unternehmen;

to venture to do sth → es wagen, etw zu tun

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venture [ˈvɛntʃəʳ] n → impresa (rischiosa)

vt → rischiare, azzardare

vi → arrischiarsi, azzardarsi;

a business venture → un'iniziativa commerciale;

to venture to do sth → azzardarsi a fare qc