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tʃər 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.
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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Venturer
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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
Idioms 12.
of or pertaining to an investment or investments in new businesses: a venture fund.
13.
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venture (ˈvɛntʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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; |
| —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 aventure | |
| 'venturer | |
| —n | |
| 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; |
| —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 aventure | |
| '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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Word Origin & History
venture
mid-15c., "to risk the loss" (of something), shortened form of aventure, itself a form of adventure. General sense of "to dare, to presume" is recorded from 1550s. Noun sense of "risky undertaking" first recorded 1560s; meaning "enterprise of a business nature" is recorded
from 1580s. Venture capital is attested from 1943.
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