venture
/'ventʃə/
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Definition
Noun:
- A business enterprise or project that involves risk, especially the possibility of financial loss, in the hope of profit or success.
- A risky or daring journey or undertaking.
Verb:
- To undertake a risky or daring journey, course of action, or enterprise.
- To dare to do or say something that may be considered bold or presumptuous.
- To expose something (like capital or one's reputation) to risk.
Usage and Examples
Noun:
- Starting a new business in a foreign market is a risky venture.
- Their latest venture into film production was a great success.
Verb:
- Few dared to venture into the dense jungle alone.
- May I venture a suggestion?
- He ventured all his savings on the new startup company.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "At a venture": In a random or haphazard manner; by chance.
- He chose a book from the shelf at a venture.
- "Joint venture": A business arrangement where two or more parties agree to pool their resources for a specific task or project. (Note: This is a common compound term listed here as it is a significant usage of the base word).
- The two companies formed a joint venture to develop the new technology.
Variants and Related Words
- Venturer (noun): A person who ventures; an adventurer or investor.
- Venturesome (adjective): Willing to take risks; daring.
- She has a venturesome spirit.
- Venturous (adjective): Another term for venturesome.
Synonyms
- Noun: Enterprise, undertaking, project, speculation, gamble, risk.
- Verb: Dare, risk, hazard, stake, embark, presume.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Venture forth/out: To go out, especially from a place of safety, despite potential danger.
- They ventured forth into the storm to find help.
- Venture on/upon: To dare to begin or undertake (a risky action or enterprise).
- He decided to venture upon a new career path.
Related Idioms
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained: If you do not take risks, you will not achieve anything.
- I know applying for that job is a long shot, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Noun
- a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
- he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it
- any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
Verb
- put at risk
- I will stake my good reputation for this
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
- I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
- proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
- We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer