What does venture mean?

Definitions for venture
ˈvɛn tʃərven·ture

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word venture.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. venturenoun

    any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

  2. speculation, venturenoun

    an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

    "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"

  3. ventureverb

    a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

  4. venture, embarkverb

    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

    "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"

  5. guess, venture, pretend, hazardverb

    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. venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardizeverb

    put at risk

    "I will stake my good reputation for this"

Wiktionary

  1. venturenoun

    A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

  2. ventureverb

    To undertake a risky or daring journey.

  3. ventureverb

    To risk or offer.

  4. ventureverb

    to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on

  5. Etymology: Shortening of adventure.

ChatGPT

  1. venture

    A venture is a business enterprise or undertaking that involves risk, with the hope or expectation of achieving a profit or gain. This could involve starting a new business, taking on a new project, investing in financial markets or pursuing other opportunities. For instance, a joint venture describes a business agreement in which two or more parties agree to pool their resources for the purpose of achieving a specific task or project.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Venturenoun

    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. Venturenoun

    an event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck

  3. Venturenoun

    the thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade

  4. Ventureverb

    to hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare

  5. Ventureverb

    to make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the chances

  6. Ventureverb

    to expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one's person in a balloon

  7. Ventureverb

    to put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to the West Indies

  8. Ventureverb

    to confide in; to rely on; to trust

  9. Etymology: [Aphetic form of OE. aventure. See Adventure.]

Wikidata

  1. Venture

    Venture is a 1981 arcade game by Exidy. It was ported to a number of home consoles, including the Atari 2600, ColecoVision and Intellivision systems.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Venture

    ven′tūr, n. chance, luck, hazard: that which is put to hazard (esp. goods sent by sea at the sender's risk): an undertaking whose issue is uncertain or dangerous.—v.t. to send on a venture: to expose to hazard: to risk.—v.i. to make a venture: to run a risk: to dare.—n. Ven′tūrer.—adjs. Ven′tūrous, Ven′tūresome.—advs. Ven′tūrously, Ven′tūresomely.—ns. Ven′tūrousness, Ven′tūresomeness.—Venture on, upon, to dare to engage in.—At a venture, at hazard, random. [Short for adventure.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. VENTURE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Venture is ranked #135593 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Venture surname appeared 124 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Venture.

    50.8% or 63 total occurrences were White.
    26.6% or 33 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    19.3% or 24 total occurrences were Black.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'venture' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4540

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'venture' in Nouns Frequency: #1492

  3. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'venture' in Verbs Frequency: #1096

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of venture in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of venture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of venture in a Sentence

  1. Clement Stone:

    Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solved each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They kept going regardless of the obstacles they met.

  2. Director Shane Stephan:

    I'd never say no, but I think the focus of the company has now shifted very much to our existing operations and our joint venture interest in Bengalla.

  3. Keshav Shah:

    Six protesters and a police officer have lost their lives and 18 people are critically injured, schools, business and private offices will not open today. The mood is tense and no one should venture out.

  4. Peter Dutton:

    The fact that today we celebrate that we have not had a successful people smuggling venture in a year, and that over the course of the last 18 months or so we have turned back 20 boats and stopped 633 people from arriving in our country, is a significant achievement.

  5. Arthur C. Clarke:

    But the only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

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