venture

[ ven-cher ]

/ ˈvɛn tʃər /

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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. hazard or risk.

verb (used with object), ven·tured, ven·tur·ing.

to expose to hazard; risk: to venture one's fortune; to venture one's life.

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), ven·tured, ven·tur·ing.

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.

Idioms for venture

at a venture, according to chance; at random: A successor was chosen at a venture.

Origin of venture

1400–50; late Middle English, aphetic variant of aventure adventure

SYNONYMS FOR venture

5 endanger, imperil, jeopardize.

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synonym study for venture

10. See dare.

OTHER WORDS FROM venture

ven·tur·er, noun pre·ven·ture, noun, verb, pre·ven·tured, pre·ven·tur·ing. un·ven·tured, adjective

Words nearby venture

ventro-, ventrodorsal, ventrolateral, ventroscopy, ventrotomy, venture, venture capital, venture capitalist, venture scout, venturesome, venturi

Example sentences from the Web for ventured

The HAZ TAC paramedics donned special protective gear before they ventured inside the building.

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And so, on Popular Problems, Leonard Cohen ventured back to that mysterious place again.

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No one ventured onto the raised platform and the monks seldom came down.

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Yet he ventured as close to death and the dead as one can be without joining them.

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And God help anyone who ventured onto sites like RedState.com.

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Captain Crowe had fancied that Mrs. Lunn had shown him special favor that afternoon, and ventured to think himself secure.

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At the end of some days disturbed by the silence of the King, she ventured to touch upon the subject.

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After he became used to the dark again he ventured to steal along the wall to the window and peeped in.

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"I don't believe there's an atom of meaning in it," ventured Alice.

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Even a council would scarcely have ventured on such an enterprise.

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British Dictionary definitions for ventured

venture

/ (ˈvɛntʃə) /

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

archaic chance or fortune

at a venture at random; by chance

Derived forms of venture

venturer, noun

Word Origin for venture

C15: variant of aventure adventure

Idioms and Phrases with ventured

venture

see nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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venture

noun

verb (used with object), ven·tured, ven·tur·ing.

verb (used without object), ven·tured, ven·tur·ing.

adjective

Idioms for venture

Origin of venture

SYNONYMS FOR venture

synonym study for venture

OTHER WORDS FROM venture

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Example sentences from the Web for ventured

British Dictionary definitions for ventured

verb

noun

Derived forms of venture

Word Origin for venture

Idioms and Phrases with ventured

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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venture

noun

verb (used with object), ven·tured, ven·tur·ing.

verb (used without object), ven·tured, ven·tur·ing.

adjective

Idioms for venture

Origin of venture

SYNONYMS FOR venture

synonym study for venture

OTHER WORDS FROM venture

Words nearby venture

Words related to ventured

Example sentences from the Web for ventured

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verb

noun

Derived forms of venture

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