1. Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
   "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer";
   - embark
    
2. Put at risk
   "I will venture my good reputation for this";
   - hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize, jeopardise [Brit]
    
3. Say or suggest something without being certain
   "I am venturing that the price of real estate will rise again";
   - guess, pretend, hazard

1. A commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
   "The tech startup was a risky venture, but it paid off handsomely"
    
2. An investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
   "he knew the stock was a venture when he bought it";
   - speculation
    
3. Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
   "Starting a new business was a risky venture"

Derived forms: ventured, ventures, venturing

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

Encyclopedia: Venture, Richard