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- [ven-cher]
- /ˈvɛn tʃər/
- /ˈventʃə(r)/
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- [ven-cher]
- /ˈvɛn tʃər/
Definitions of venture word
- noun venture an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture. 1
- noun venture a business enterprise or speculation in which something is risked in the hope of profit; a commercial or other speculation: Their newest venture allows you to order their products online. 1
- noun venture the money, ship, cargo, merchandise, or the like, on which risk is taken in a business enterprise or speculation. 1
- noun venture Obsolete. hazard or risk. 1
- verb with object venture to expose to hazard; risk: to venture one's fortune; to venture one's life. 1
- verb with object venture to take the risk of; brave the dangers of: to venture a voyage into space. 1
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Origin of venture
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English, aphetic variant of aventure adventure
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Parts of speech for Venture
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
venture popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
venture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for venture
noun venture
- activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
- adventure — If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
- attempt — If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
verb venture
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- anted — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anteed — Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- bank on — If you bank on something happening, you expect it to happen and rely on it happening.
Antonyms for venture
noun venture
- misventure — an unfortunate undertaking; misadventure.
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