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ven·ture

   [ven-cher] noun, verb, ven·tured, ven·tur·ing, adjective
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.
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.
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verb (used with object)
5.
to expose to hazard; risk: to venture one's fortune; to venture one's life.
6.
to take the risk of; brave the dangers of: to venture a voyage into space.
7.
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.
8.
to take the risk of sending.

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verb (used without object)
9.
to make or embark upon a venture; dare to go: He ventured deep into the jungle.
10.
to take a risk; dare; presume: to venture on an ambitious program of reform.
11.
to invest venture capital.
adjective
12.
of or pertaining to an investment or investments in new businesses: a venture fund.
Idiom
13.
at a venture, according to chance; at random: A successor was chosen at a venture.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English, aphetic variant of aventure adventure

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

Synonyms
5. endanger, imperil, jeopardize. 10. See dare.

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venture (ˈvɛntʃə)
 
—vb
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
 
—n
6.  an undertaking that is risky or of uncertain outcome
7.  a.  a commercial undertaking characterized by risk of loss as well as opportunity for profit
 b.  the merchandise, money, or other property placed at risk in such an undertaking
8.  something hazarded or risked in an adventure; stake
9.  archaic chance or fortune
10.  at a venture at random; by chance
 
[C15: variant of aventureadventure]
 
'venturer
 
—n

Venture Scout or Venturer
 
—n
(Brit) Former name: Rover, US equivalent: Explorer a young man or woman, aged 16--20, who is a member of the senior branch of the Scouts
 
Venturer or Venturer
 
—n

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