Definition of 'venture'

Word Frequency

venture (ventʃəʳ )

Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense ventures , present participle venturing , past tense , past participle ventured

1. countable noun

A venture is a project or activity which is new, exciting, and difficult because it involves the risk of failure.

...his latest writing venture.

...a Russian-American joint venture.

Synonyms: undertaking, project, enterprise, chance More Synonyms of venture

2. verb

If you venture somewhere, you go somewhere that might be dangerous.

[literary]

People are afraid to venture out for fear of sniper attacks.

Few Europeans who had ventured beyond the Himalayas had returned to tell the tale.

Synonyms: go, travel, journey, set out More Synonyms of venture

3. verb

If you venture a question or statement, you say it in an uncertain way because you are afraid it might be stupid or wrong.

[written]

'So you're Leo's girlfriend?' he ventured.

He ventured that plants draw part of their nourishment from the air.

Stephen ventured a few more sentences in halting Welsh.

4. verb

If you venture to do something that requires courage or is risky, you do it.

'Don't ask,' he said, whenever Ginny ventured to raise the subject.

5. verb

If you venture into an activity, you do something that involves the risk of failure because it is new and different.

He enjoyed little success when he ventured into business.

More Synonyms of venture

Word Frequency

venture (ˈvɛntʃə )

verb

1. (transitive)

to expose to danger; hazard

he ventured his life

2. (transitive)

to brave the dangers of (something)

I'll venture the seas

3. (transitive)

to dare (to do something)

does he venture to object?

4. (tr; may take a clause as object)

to express in spite of possible refutation or criticism

I venture that he is not that honest

5. (intr; often foll by out, forth, etc)

to embark on a possibly hazardous journey, undertaking, etc

to venture forth upon the high seas

noun

an undertaking that is risky or of uncertain outcome

a commercial undertaking characterized by risk of loss as well as opportunity for profit

the merchandise, money, or other property placed at risk in such an undertaking

something hazarded or risked in an adventure; stake

9. archaic

chance or fortune

10. at a venture

Derived forms

venturer (ˈventurer)

noun

Word origin of 'venture'

C15: variant of aventure adventure

Word Frequency

venture in American English (ˈvɛntʃər ; venˈchər)

noun

a risky or dangerous undertaking; esp., a business enterprise in which there is danger of loss as well as chance for profit

something on which a risk is taken, as the merchandise in a commercial enterprise or a stake in gambling

chance; fortune

now only in at a venture, by mere chance; at random

verb transitiveWord forms: or ˈventuring

to expose to danger or risk

to venture one's life

to expose (money, merchandise, etc.) to chance of loss

to undertake the risk of; brave

to venture a storm

to express at the risk of criticism, objection, denial, etc.

to venture an opinion

verb intransitive

to do or go at some risk

Derived forms

venturer (ˈventurer)

noun

Word origin of 'venture'

ME, aphetic for aventure: see adventure

Example sentences containing 'venture'

It was a brave person who ventured to contradict this combination of academic brilliance and personal experience.

Christianity Today (2000)

Perhaps her next business venture should be to bring out her own line of suncream.

The Sun (2012)

You begin the week wrestling with important but tedious issues involving money or joint ventures.

Times, Sunday Times (2015)

There is a new emphasis on smart commercial and property ventures.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

These are likely to go beyond the project joint ventures that are common in the industry.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

Firms set up joint ventures for a variety of reasons.

Pass, Christopher, Lowes, Bryan Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993)

You have to go into a venture expecting to become much better off than you are now.

Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)

Another of my key projects is a commercial property venture.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

Otherwise they would not have dared venture so close to our lines.

Iain Gale Man of Honour (2007)

Those funds could be used to help launch a less risky venture.

Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)

But this brave venture did not succeed for another fourteen years.

The Times Literary Supplement (2012)

Neither has she launched a successful business venture.

The Sun (2012)

Of course it is right to be concerned that venture capitalists make money from children in care.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

The investment company has insisted that the partnerships were commercial ventures and not tax avoidance schemes.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Rio also plans to increase its share of its joint venture projects.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

An exciting venture launched in October is bucking the trend.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Executives were amazed when none of the 50 people in the audience ventured to ask a question.

Times, Sunday Times (2012)

The backers of this exciting new venture in British cinema would do well not to lose the plot.

Times, Sunday Times (2007)

Quotations

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

Trends of 'venture'

Translations for 'venture'

British English: venture NOUN
A venture is a project or activity which is new, exciting, and difficult because it involves the risk of failure....his latest writing venture.

Brazilian Portuguese: empreendimento
Chinese: 风险项目
European Spanish: empresa
French: entreprise
German: Unternehmung
Italian: impresa
Japanese: 冒険的事業
Korean: 모험적 사업
Portuguese: empreendimento
Spanish: empresa

British English: venture VERB
If you venture somewhere, you go somewhere that might be dangerous.People are afraid to venture out after dark.

Brazilian Portuguese: arriscar-se
Chinese: 探险
European Spanish: arriesgarse
French: s'aventurer
German: sich wagen
Italian: arrischiarsi
Japanese: あえて出かける
Korean: >가다위험을 무릅쓰고 모험해
Portuguese: arriscar-se
Spanish: arriesgarse

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Definition of 'venture'

venture (ventʃəʳ )

venture (ˈvɛntʃə )

Derived forms

Word origin of 'venture'

venture in American English (ˈvɛntʃər ; venˈchər)

Derived forms

Word origin of 'venture'

Example sentences containing 'venture'

Quotations

Trends of 'venture'

Translations for 'venture'

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Nearby words of 'venture'

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