venture

venture
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noun
ADJECTIVE
exciting
latest, new
profitable, successful
costly, expensive, unprofitable
failed, ill-fated, unsuccessful
ambitious, bold, high-risk, risky, speculative
collaborative, cooperative, joint

a joint-venture company

private, solo
entrepreneurial, start-up
business, commercial, corporate, financial, moneymaking
Internet, publishing
VERB + VENTURE
embark on, undertake

The directors of the company refused to undertake such a risky venture.

establish, launch, set up, start

The company has set up a joint venture with a company in Austria.

finance, fund
join, join in, join sb in

His son Mark will be joining him in the new venture.

VENTURE + NOUN
capital, funding, funds, money
capitalist
PREPOSITION
venture by

a cooperative venture by companies at the science park

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verb
ADVERB
cautiously

She ventured cautiously into the room.

never, occasionally, rarely, seldom

They never ventured from their buildings after sunset.

far, further/farther, further/farther afield

Some of the men ventured farther out to sea.

close, deep

He ventured deeper into the forest.

abroad (esp. BrE), back, down, forth, inside, off, out, outside

We ventured down to the south coast over the weekend.

A few people ventured out into the street.

VERB + VENTURE
dare (to)

She would not have dared venture here alone.

decide to
PREPOSITION
away from, beyond, down, into, out of, to

They rarely ventured beyond their local town.

Venture is used with these nouns as the object: ↑guess, ↑opinion

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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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