Definitions for VENTURE
ˈvɛn tʃərven·ture

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. venture

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Investment
   • Risk
   • Speculate
   • Undertaking

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

How to pronounce VENTURE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say VENTURE in sign language?

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. William James:

   Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture.

2. Scott Kupor:

   It has to be something that says you did n’t just sit at a white board and you decided it was fun to start a company and you came up with ideas to start something, venture Capitalists want something that is more organic that therefore you felt compelled to build a company around a product vision you had as opposed to the other way around.

3. Keshav Shah:

   Schools, business and private offices will not open today. The mood is tense and no one should venture out.

4. Director Dario Scaffardi:

   We decided reciprocally not to go ahead with the joint venture for political reasons.

5. Mexican Proverb:

   He who does not venture has no luck.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=VENTURE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Venture
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/VENTURE
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=VENTURE
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=VENTURE
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html