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venture in WordNet English dictionary
verb- put at risk
"I will stake my good reputation for this"
venture hazard adventure stake jeopardize
- proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
"We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"
venture embark
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
guess venture pretend hazard
noun- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
"he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
speculation venture
- any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
venture
- a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
venture
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University