venture

venture
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, buy in, buy into, buying in, calculated risk, challenge, chance, chance it, commitment, contract, crack, dare, daresay, deal, defy, deposit margin, effort, embark in, embark upon, emprise, endanger, endeavor, engage, engage in, engagement, enter on, enter upon, enterprise, equity capital, essay, experiment, exploit, expose, face, fall into, fall to, feat, financier, flier, fling, flutter, fortune, front, gamble, gamble on, gest, get under way, go about, go at, go in for, go into, go long, go upon, have at, have the guts, have the nerve, hazard, hold on, imperil, invest, invest in, investment, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardy, launch forth, launch into, lay about, lay open, lay out money, lift a finger, liquidation, luck, make a killing, make a scoop, make an attempt, make an effort, make an investment, make bold, make bold to, make free, margin up, miss the market, move into, obligation, offer, operate, operation, outdare, outface, overstay the market, peril, pitch into, place, plan, play, play the market, plow back into, plunge, plunge into, presume, pretend, prime investment, proceed to, proffer, profit taking, program, project, proposition, put, put down, put forward, pyramid, reinvest, rely on fortune, risk, round trade, run a chance, run the risk, scalp, scalping, scoop the market, set about, set at, set at hazard, set forward, set going, set to, sink, sink money in, speculate, speculation, spot sale, stag, stag the market, stake, stockjobbery, stockjobbing, tackle, take a chance, take a flier, take chances, take on, take the liberty, take up, task, tempt fortune, tender, trade on margin, trust to chance, try, try the chance, turn, turn to, uncertainty, undertake, undertaking, venture capital, venture on, venture upon, volunteer, wager, work

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  • Venture — Ven ture, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ventured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Venturing}.] 1. To hazard one s self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • venture — vb Venture, hazard, risk, chance, jeopardize, endanger, imperil can all mean to expose to the chance of being unsuccessful, lost, or injured. Venture implies a daring to stake something (as the success of an action or undertaking, one s life, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • venture — ven·ture / ven chər/ n: an undertaking involving chance, risk, or danger; esp: a speculative business enterprise see also joint venture Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Venture — Ven ture, v. t. 1. To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one s person in a balloon. [1913 Webster] I am afraid; and yet I ll venture it. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Venture — Ven ture (?; 135), n. [Aphetic form of OE. aventure. See {Adventure}.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] I, in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • venture — [ven′chər] n. [ME, aphetic for aventure: see ADVENTURE] 1. a risky or dangerous undertaking; esp., a business enterprise in which there is danger of loss as well as chance for profit 2. something on which a risk is taken, as the merchandise in a… …   English World dictionary

  • venture — (v.) mid 15c., to risk the loss (of something), shortened form of aventure, itself a form of ADVENTURE (Cf. adventure). General sense of to dare, to presume is recorded from 1550s. Noun sense of risky undertaking first recorded 1560s; meaning… …   Etymology dictionary

  • venture — [n] gamble, attempt adventure, baby*, chance, deal, endeavor, enterprise, essay, experiment, exploit, feat*, hazard, header, investment, jeopardy, peril, pet project*, project, proposition, pursuit, risk, setup*, shot*, spec*, speculation, stab* …   New thesaurus

  • venture on — index commence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • venture — ► NOUN 1) a risky or daring journey or undertaking. 2) a business enterprise involving considerable risk. ► VERB 1) dare to do something dangerous or risky. 2) dare to say something that may be considered audacious. ● nothing ventured, nothing… …   English terms dictionary

  • Venture — A venture is a major undertaking, synonymous with adventure. But can also refer to:In automobiles: * Chevrolet Venture, a General Motors Corporation minivan. * VentureOne, a concept car by Venture VehiclesIn business: * Joint venture, a strategic …   Wikipedia

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