Venture
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[R.] [1913 Webster] A man would be well enough pleased to buy silks of one whom he would not venture to feel his pulse. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 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 this venture, double gains pursue. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. An event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade. [1913 Webster] My ventures are not in one bottom trusted. --Shak. [1913 Webster] At a venture, at hazard; without seeing the end or mark; without foreseeing the issue; at random. [1913 Webster] A certain man drew a bow at a venture. --1 Kings xxii. 34. [1913 Webster] A bargain at a venture made. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster] Note: The phrase at a venture was originally at aventure, that is, at adventure. [1913 Webster]  venture n 1: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome 2: an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it" [syn: speculation, venture] 3: a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit v 1: proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" [syn: venture, embark] 2: 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" [syn: guess, venture, pretend, hazard] 3: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" [syn: venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize]  venture [ventʃər] Risiko  venture [ventʃər] oser entreprendre aventurer; oser; risquer  venture kockázat vakmerôség vállalkozás  venture arrischiare  venture [ventʃər] aandurven; zich wagen aan kans lopen; op het spel zetten; risico lopen; riskeren; wagen  venture [ventʃər] arriscar, avançar, aventurar  venture [ventʃər] arriesgar  venture [ventʃər] riskera; våga; äventyra  venture Risiko n venture Unternehmen n; Unternehmung f; Unterfangen n venture riskieren; aufs Spiel setzen venture wagen  186 Moby Thesaurus words for "venture": accept, advance, adventure, affair, agiotage, approach, arbitrage, assay, assume, attack, attempt, banter, be a man, be caught short, be short, beard, belong, bet, brave, broach, bucket, bucketshop, buckle to, business, buy in, buy into, buying in, calculated risk, challenge, chance, chance it, commitment, contract, crack, dare, daresay, deal, defy, deposit margin, effort, embark in, embark upon, emprise, endanger, endeavor, engage, engage in, engagement, enter on, enter upon, enterprise, equity capital, essay, experiment, exploit, expose, face, fall into, fall to, feat, financier, flier, fling, flutter, fortune, front, gamble, gamble on, gest, get under way, go about, go at, go in for, go into, go long, go upon, have at, have the guts, have the nerve, hazard, hold on, imperil, invest, invest in, investment, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardy, launch forth, launch into, lay about, lay open, lay out money, lift a finger, liquidation, luck, make a killing, make a scoop, make an attempt, make an effort, make an investment, make bold, make bold to, make free, margin up, miss the market, move into, obligation, offer, operate, operation, outdare, outface, overstay the market, peril, pitch into, place, plan, play, play the market, plow back into, plunge, plunge into, presume, pretend, prime investment, proceed to, proffer, profit taking, program, project, proposition, put, put down, put forward, pyramid, reinvest, rely on fortune, risk, round trade, run a chance, run the risk, scalp, scalping, scoop the market, set about, set at, set at hazard, set forward, set going, set to, sink, sink money in, speculate, speculation, spot sale, stag, stag the market, stake, stockjobbery, stockjobbing, tackle, take a chance, take a flier, take chances, take on, take the liberty, take up, task, tempt fortune, tender, trade on margin, trust to chance, try, try the chance, turn, turn to, uncertainty, undertake, undertaking, venture capital, venture on, venture upon, volunteer, wager, work Venture related |
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