venture

1. Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome (synset 100799539)
   is a type of: labor, project, task, undertaking - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
   subtypes:

   • joint venture - a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise
   • experiment - a venture at something new or different
   • campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
   • sally, sallying forth - a venture off the beaten path
   • danger, peril, risk - a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
2. An investment that is very risky but could yield great profits (synset 113363707)
   "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
   is a type of: investment, investment funds - money that is invested with an expectation of profit
   subtypes:

   • gamble - money that is risked for possible monetary gain
   • smart money - money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information)
   • pyramid - (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
   same as: speculation
3. A commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit (synset 101119485)
   is a type of: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

1. Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers (synset 202378427)
   "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"
   is a type of: go, move, proceed - follow a procedure or take a course
   same as: embark
2. Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (synset 200918880)
   "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
   is a type of: speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
   subtypes:

   • anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise - make a prediction about; tell in advance
   • surmise, suspect - imagine to be the case or true or probable
   same as: guess, hazard, pretend
3. Put at risk (synset 202550969)
   "I will stake my good reputation for this"
   is a type of: lay on the line, put on the line, risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage
   same as: adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake

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