# venture

Pronunciation: US say "VEN-chur" /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/; UK say "VEN-chuh" /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/

## Noun

1. A daring or risky undertaking, especially a business project or a journey into the unknown.
   - Simple: A bold or risky project that might succeed or might fail.
   - _The expedition was a costly venture into territory no map had charted._
   - _Investors poured millions into the startup, knowing every new venture carries real risk._
7. The thing put at risk in a speculation, especially goods or merchandise sent overseas to be traded.
   - Simple: The goods or money put at risk, especially cargo sent out to sea to be sold.
   - _Half the town had a stake in the venture sailing for the spice islands._
   - _When pirates seized the vessel, every venture aboard was forfeited._
8. An event that is not foreseen, or could not have been foreseen, so that it happens as if by chance.
   - Simple: Something that happens by chance and could not be guessed in advance.

## Verb

2. To make one's way through a risky or unfamiliar place or route, braving the danger involved.
   - Simple: To travel through a dangerous or unknown place, taking a real risk.
   - _They ventured the mountain trail even as the snow began to fall._
   - _Only the bravest captains would venture the uncharted waters beyond the cape._
3. To dare to attempt something without any assurance that it will succeed.
   - Simple: To bravely try something even when you might fail.
   - _She ventured to propose a radical solution no one else would consider._
   - _They were willing to venture where success was far from guaranteed._
4. To put something, such as money or goods, at risk or offer it in the hope of gain.
   - Simple: To risk something, such as money, on an uncertain chance.
   - _The merchant ventured a large sum on the season's harvest._
   - _Few investors will venture their money when markets look unstable._
5. To put forward something, especially an opinion or suggestion.
   - Simple: To carefully say something, such as a guess or an opinion.
   - _He ventured a cautious remark about the company's future._
   - _Before anyone else spoke, she dared to venture a different interpretation._
6. To put or send something out on a risky undertaking or on chance, knowing it may be lost.
   - Simple: To send something out on a risky trip or plan, knowing it might be lost.
   - _Few owners would venture an untested colt to a race overseas._
   - _The growers ventured part of their first harvest to a market three states away, unsure it would sell._
9. To put one's trust and confidence in someone or something and rely on them.
   - Simple: To trust someone or something and feel you can depend on them.

## Origin

A clipping (shortened form) of "adventure."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/venture (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).