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venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome |
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labor,
project,
task,
undertaking productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"
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joint venture a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise; "a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows"
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experiment the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
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campaign,
cause,
crusade,
drive,
effort,
movement an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
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sally,
sallying forth a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
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danger,
peril,
risk a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"
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venture - a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit |
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business,
business enterprise,
commercial enterprise incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
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venture - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" |
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hazard,
adventure,
stake,
jeopardize |
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lay on the line,
put on the line,
risk expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
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venture - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" |
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embark |
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go,
move,
proceed be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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