venture
1. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome (Freq. 3)
• Hypernyms:
undertaking, project, task, labor
• Hyponyms:
joint venture, experiment, campaign, cause, crusade,
drive, movement, effort, sally, sallying forth, risk,
peril, danger
2. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits (Freq. 2)
- he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it
• Syn:
speculation
• Derivationally related forms:
venturous, speculate (for: speculation)
• Hypernyms:
investment, investment funds
• Hyponyms:
gamble, smart money, pyramid
3. a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
venturous
• Hypernyms:
commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
1. proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers (Freq. 5)
- We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer
• Syn:
embark
• Derivationally related forms:
venturer
• Hypernyms:
go, proceed, move
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (Freq. 4)
- I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
- I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
• Syn:
guess, pretend, hazard
• Derivationally related forms:
hazard (for: hazard), guess (for: guess), guesser (for: guess), guessing (for: guess)
• Hypernyms:
speculate
• Hyponyms:
predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode,
anticipate, promise, suspect, surmise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
3. put at risk
- I will stake my good reputation for this
• Syn:
hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize
• Derivationally related forms:
jeopardy (for: jeopardize), stake (for: stake), adventure (for: adventure), adventurer (for: adventure), hazard (for: hazard), venturer
• Hypernyms:
risk, put on the line, lay on the line
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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