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venture

venture

250 5.1
A business or project that involves risk and possible loss
  • noun
  • /ˈvɛnʧər/
: empresa
  • I'll be back to check on my new venture.
  • venture capital
  • a joint venture
  • a venture company

I started a new business venture with my six year old son Enzo.

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Examples

  • It's a top secret joint venture with the Air Force.

  • The discussion proceeded, with every aspect of the venture subjected to attack and analysis.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • And I mean, this is my first venture into this world.

  • If enough people doubt their society, the whole venture falls apart.

  • The accountant advanced funds for the venture in exchange for a share of the profits.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I started a new business venture with my six year old son Enzo.

  • We established Primus in 1983 as a venture capital firm with a geographic focus.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Many innovative ideas bubble up in laboratories and even attract early-stage venture capital funding.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Launching a new tech venture often requires significant investment and patience.

  • His latest business venture focused on renewable energy solutions to address climate change.

Synonyms

gamble
vsventure
77 3.5

A risky action with an uncertain result that may depend on chance

highlights planned project risk rather than outcomes decided mainly by chance
enterprise
vsventure
48 4.9

A project that is difficult and needs a lot of work

focuses on risk and uncertainty rather than boldness or required effort
crapshoot
vsventure
  • NSFW
6 9.1

A risky situation where the result depends mostly on luck

refers to uncertain undertakings that may be planned, not purely random events
risky venture
vsventure
2 4.6

An activity or plan that may fail and cause a big loss

is used for projects that involve risk without insisting on extreme risk
chancy business
vsventure
1 7.3

An activity that is risky and has an uncertain result

applies to projects and activities beyond only commercial cases

Compounds

venture capital
  • Specialized
36 4.6

Money people invest in new companies that are risky to help them grow

29 4.4

A business project by two or more companies that share resources, risks, and profits

venture capitalist
  • Specialized
24 5.8

A person or company that gives money to new risky businesses to make money

An activity or plan that may fail and cause a big loss

Investors give money to new, risky companies hoping for big profits

A risky business project that is likely to fail but can give big profits

How Risky

gamble
77 3.5
venture
250 5.1
enterprise
323 3.8
undertaking
44 4.6
project
∞ 2.5

Surface Forms

venture singular
ventures plural

Etymology

Venture comes from an old French word aventure meaning 'chance' or 'luck', the same root as adventure. So a business or project called a venture is something you start that may bring reward but also has risk.