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venture

[ ven-cher ]

noun

  1. an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one:

    a mountain-climbing venture.

  2. 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.

  3. the money, ship, cargo, merchandise, or the like, on which risk is taken in a business enterprise or speculation.
  4. Obsolete. hazard or risk.


verb (used with object)

ventured, venturing.
  1. to expose to hazard; risk:

    to venture one's fortune;

    to venture one's life.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to take the risk of; brave the dangers of:

    to venture a voyage into space.

  3. 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.

  4. to take the risk of sending.

verb (used without object)

ventured, venturing.
  1. to make or embark upon a venture; dare to enter or go:

    He ventured deep into the jungle.

  2. to take a risk; dare; presume:

    to venture on an ambitious program of reform.

  3. to invest venture capital.

adjective

  1. of or relating to an investment or investments in new businesses:

    a venture fund.

venture

/ ˈ±¹É›²Ô³Ùʃə /

verb

  1. tr to expose to danger; hazard

    he ventured his life

  2. tr to brave the dangers of (something)

    I'll venture the seas

  3. tr to dare (to do something)

    does he venture to object?

  4. tr; may take a clause as object to express in spite of possible refutation or criticism

    I venture that he is not that honest

  5. intr; often foll by out, forth, etc to embark on a possibly hazardous journey, undertaking, etc

    to venture forth upon the high seas

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an undertaking that is risky or of uncertain outcome
    1. a commercial undertaking characterized by risk of loss as well as opportunity for profit
    2. the merchandise, money, or other property placed at risk in such an undertaking
  2. something hazarded or risked in an adventure; stake
  3. archaic.
    chance or fortune
  4. at a venture
    at random; by chance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±¹±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü°ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±¹±ð²Ôt³Ü°ù·±ð°ù noun
  • ±è°ù±ð·±¹±ð²Ôt³Ü°ù±ð noun verb preventured preventuring
  • ³Ü²Ô·±¹±ð²Ôt³Ü°ù±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of venture1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, shortened from aventure adventure
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of venture1

C15: variant of aventure adventure
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. at a venture, according to chance; at random:

    A successor was chosen at a venture.

More idioms and phrases containing venture

see nothing ventured, nothing gained .
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Synonym Study

See dare.
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Example Sentences

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The screenplay for the sci-fi thriller “Parallel†caught Ezban’s eye for its originality among more generic prospects and became his first crossover venture.

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After years of successful events with this cohort, he is looking to provide them with a space to continue their ventures, particularly as they approach middle adulthood.

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It is believed the last time people ventured on to Heard Island was in 2016, when a group of amateur radio enthusiasts broadcasted from there with permission of the Australian government.

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Guiraudie celebrates the frivolity of a steamy glance or a leering gaze, and “Misericordia†is no different, which is precisely why it’s such an exciting venture in the realm of contemporary queer filmmaking.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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