venture

v. take a risk in order to achieve a goal; dare to express something (even in the face of possible opposition); chance investing money in a risky but possibly lucrative business venture

n. risky undertaking, enterprise whose results are not certain; business undertaking which promises to bring great profit but involves a good deal of risk; amount invested or wagered

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 alliance between two or more parties to undertake economic activity togetherVenture (department store), a defunct discount department store operating across AustraliaVenture capital, general term for financing startup, early stage, and "turn around" type businessesVenture Management, an emerging business management disciplineVenture philanthropy, an emerging approach that attempts to make philanthropy more effectiveVenture Stores, a former chain of retail stores headquartered out of O'Fallon, MissouriVentureSoft, a consulting corporation
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n. fortune, chance, luck

adj. next, coming, forthcoming

v. take risks, take a risk in order to achieve a goal; dare to express something (even in the face of possible opposition); chance investing money in a risky but possibly lucrative business venture

(v. t.)
To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to the West Indies.
  

(v. t.)
To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one's person in a balloon.
  

(v. t.)
To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
  

(v. i.)
To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the chances.
  

(v. i.)
To hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare.
  

(n.)
The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
An event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck.