Definitions for ventures

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ventures ven·ture

Spelling: [ven-cher]

IPA: /ˈvɛn tʃər/

Ventures is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 268 anagrams from letters in ventures (eenrstuv).

Definitions for ventures

noun

1. an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one:
2. a business enterprise or speculation in which something is risked in the hope of profit; a commercial or other speculation:
3. the money, ship, cargo, merchandise, or the like, on which risk is taken in a business enterprise or speculation.
4. Obsolete. hazard or risk.

Idioms

1. at a venture, according to chance; at random:

adjective

1. of or relating to an investment or investments in new businesses:

verb (used with object)

1. to expose to hazard; risk:
2. to take the risk of; brave the dangers of:
3. to undertake to express, as when opposition or resistance appears likely to follow; be bold enough; dare:
4. to take the risk of sending.

verb (used without object)

1. to make or embark upon a venture; dare to enter or go:
2. to take a risk; dare; presume:
3. to invest venture capital.

Origin of ventures

1400-50; late Middle English, aphetic variant of aventure adventure

Examples for ventures

She was too utterly unacquainted with the ground to venture.

venture capitalists believe Snapchat to be a very valuable company.

After 10 years, she decided to venture out on her own as an entrepreneur.

Unknowingly, they would inspire younger generations of adventure seekers to venture north.

I say this not merely at a venture, but on the strength of what has happened in the past.

The contrary, I venture to think, is the point of view of most of us.

To her reference to Browning then, Vavasor did not venture a reply.

It has not; and we venture to express our confident belief, that it never will.

Patterson secured the permission of the landowner to venture onto the property.

But that same year it also rasied nearly $300 million in venture capital.