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Noun venture has 3 senses
- venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
--1 is a kind of undertaking, project, task, labor
--1 has particulars:
- speculation, venture - an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
--2 is a kind of investment, investment funds
--2 has particulars: gamble; smart money; pyramid
- venture - a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
--3 is a kind of commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
Verb venture has 3 senses
- venture, embark - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"
--1 is one way to go, proceed, move
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- guess, venture, pretend, hazard - 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"
--2 is one way to speculate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
--3 is one way to risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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