risky venture
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Definition
Noun: A risky venture is a bold, adventurous, or exciting undertaking that involves a significant chance of danger, loss, or failure. It implies an enterprise with an uncertain outcome, often pursued for potential high reward or thrill.
Usage
This term is used to describe a business project, investment, or personal endeavor that is speculative and not guaranteed to succeed. It emphasizes the element of risk and adventure inherent in the activity.
Examples
- Starting a new company in a volatile market is a risky venture.
- Investing all his savings in cryptocurrency was a risky venture that paid off.
- Exploring the uncharted cave was a risky venture for the team of scientists.
Advanced Usage
- To embark on a risky venture: To begin or start a risky undertaking.
- The entrepreneur decided to embark on the risky venture of developing a new type of battery.
- A risky venture at best: Used to emphasize that something is very uncertain and likely to fail.
- Trying to fix the engine himself was a risky venture at best.
Variants and Related Words
- Venture (noun/verb): A risky or daring journey or undertaking; to dare to do something or go somewhere that is dangerous or unpleasant.
- Their business venture was a success.
- Risk (noun/verb): The possibility of loss, injury, or other adverse circumstance; to expose someone or something to danger.
- There is a high risk involved.
Synonyms
- Gamble: An act or undertaking with an element of risk.
- Speculation: Investment in stocks, property, etc., in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.
- Daring enterprise: A bold and risky undertaking.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- A shot in the dark: A guess or attempt with little chance of success.
- Applying for that job with no experience was a shot in the dark.
- To throw caution to the wind: To stop being careful and take a risk.
- They threw caution to the wind and invested in the risky venture.
Noun
- a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)