| Definitions of 'venture' |
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1. (noun) venture
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
2. (noun) speculation, venture
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
"he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
3. (verb) venture
a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
4. (verb) venture, embark
proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
"We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"
5. (verb) guess, venture, pretend, hazard
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"
6. (verb) venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize
put at risk
"I will stake my good reputation for this"
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| Definitions of 'venture' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) venture
an undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation
2. (noun) venture
an event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck
3. (noun) venture
the thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade
4. (verb) venture
to hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare
5. (verb) venture
to make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the chances
6. (verb) venture
to expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one's person in a balloon
7. (verb) venture
to put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to the West Indies
8. (verb) venture
to confide in; to rely on; to trust
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