venture
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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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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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| —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 | |
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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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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
We need to praise any and all efforts that attempt to establish such an accessible venture.
But venture capitalists spread their risk and raise new capital by selling part of the investment early.
We are confident of the success of this major venture in world recovery.
Venture funding is only available with terms that exceed usury, virtually guaranteeing that the founder will lose everything.
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