venture

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Quotations 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.4.5 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Shortening of adventure.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɛnʧɚ/, SAMPA: /"vEntS@`/
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[edit] Noun

venture (plural ventures)

1. A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

[edit] Verb

to venture (third-person singular simple present ventures, present participle venturing, simple past and past participle ventured)

1. (transitive) To undertake a risky or daring journey.
2. (transitive) To risk or offer.

   to venture funds

   to venture a guess

3. (intransitive) to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

[edit] Derived terms

• venture capital

[edit] Related terms

• venturesome
• venturous

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• venture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• venture in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

venture f.

1. Feminine plural form of venturo

[edit] Noun

venture f.

1. Plural form of ventura.