[
US
/ˈvɛntʃɝ/
]
[ UK /vˈɛntʃɐ/ ]
[ UK /vˈɛntʃɐ/ ]
VERB
-
proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer -
put at risk
I will stake my good reputation for this -
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
NOUN
-
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it - a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
- any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
How To Use venture In A Sentence
- If the stylist is still alive and well today, it’s only because Ms. Houston hadn’t also tripped over the long train on that gown, but I’d venture a guess that his or her days of working for Whitney are Oh-Oh-Ooooh-Oh-ver. Whitney Houston wardrobe malfunction: Yikes, she really didn't need that... | EW.com
- Poor Sulkorig is dead by misadventure, his head broken by the hoof of the Lord Constable's horse. IRONCROWN MOON: PART TWO OF THE BOREAL MOON TALE
- In 11 volumes published between 1888 and 1894, and many years later widely published in a condensed edition, the narrator's adventures in the London demimonde are narrated in such detail as ultimately to become tiresome rather than titillating. Deborah Lutz's "Pleasure Bound," on Victorian sex rebels
- It likewise furthered the career of Mary Shelley as "The Author of Frankenstein," the rubric under which she continued her anonymous publication with a second novel immersed in medieval Italian history, Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca (1823). Biography
- A strategic alliance may take the form of an outright acquisition, minority stake, joint venture or brand franchise.
- If the adventurers try to reach location 14 they will have to pass scores of biting faces and clutching hands.
- Many other venture capital firms besides InterWest are raising new rounds of capital.
- Fortunately, says Burtch, nearly all crowdfunded ventures - more than 95 percent - do deliver promised goods to their backers eventually.
- I am negotiating with financiers to raise seed capital for my latest venture.
- French-headquartered RFID card, ticket and reader provider announced this week that ASK-intTag, a joint venture it established with Wisconsin-based label converter RFID Update
