Venture

  • 21venture — 01. He lost a lot of money in a failed business [venture] last year. 02. The latest Russian American space [venture] has failed due to engineering problems. 03. People in the capital are afraid to [venture] out of their homes due to falling… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22venture — ven•ture [[t]ˈvɛn tʃər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) an undertaking involving risk or uncertainty 2) bus a business enterprise in which something is risked in the hope of profit 3) the money or property risked in such an enterprise 4) to expose to …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23venture — /ˈvɛntʃə / (say venchuh) noun 1. a hazardous or daring undertaking; any undertaking or proceeding involving uncertainty as to the outcome. 2. a business enterprise or proceeding in which loss is risked in the hope of profit; a commercial or other …

  • 24venture — n. & v. n. 1 a an undertaking of a risk. b a risky undertaking. 2 a commercial speculation. v. 1 intr. dare; not be afraid (did not venture to stop them). 2 intr. (usu. foll. by out etc.) dare to go (out), esp. outdoors. 3 tr. dare to put forward …

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  • 25venture — 1. noun /ˈvɛnʧɚ/ A risky or daring undertaking or journey. My heart was beating finely when we two set forth in the cold night upon this dangerous venture. 2. verb /ˈvɛnʧɚ/ a) To undertake a risky or daring journey …

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  • 26venture — Synonyms and related words: accept, advance, adventure, affair, agiotage, approach, arbitrage, assay, assume, attack, attempt, banter, be a man, be caught short, be short, beard, belong, bet, brave, broach, bucket, bucketshop, buckle to, business …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 27venture — verb To take (the) chances noun An undertaking attended with risk, especially one aiming at making money; business speculation. See also joint enterprise joint venture @ venture capital Funding for new companies or others embarking on new or… …

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  • 28venture — I. verb (ventured; venturing) Etymology: Middle English venteren, by shortening & alteration from aventuren, from aventure adventure Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to expose to hazard ; risk, gamble < ventured a bu …

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  • 29venture — 1. noun a business venture Syn: enterprise, undertaking, project, initiative, scheme, operation, endeavor, speculation, plunge, gamble, gambit, experiment 2. verb 1) we ventured across the country Syn …

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  • 30venture — 1. noun a business venture Syn: enterprise, undertaking, project, scheme, operation, endeavour, speculation 2. verb 1) we ventured across the moor Syn: set out, go, travel, journey 2) …

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