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1. Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
   "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"
   - embark
    
2. Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
   - guess, pretend, hazard
    
3. Put at risk
   - hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize, jeopardise [Brit]

1. Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
    
2. An investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
   - speculation
    
3. A commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

Derived forms: ventured, venturing, ventures

See also: venturer, venturous

Type of: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise, go, investment, investment funds, labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], lay on the line, move, proceed, project, put on the line, risk, speculate, task, undertaking

Encyclopedia: Venture