Synonyms: venture
Definition: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
Similar words: undertaking, task, labor, project
Definition: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Usage: he prepared for great undertakings
Synonyms: venture
Definition: a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
Similar words: commercial enterprise, business, business enterprise
Definition: the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
Usage: computers are now widely used in business
Synonyms: venture, speculation
Definition: an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
Usage: he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it
Similar words: investment, investment funds
Definition: money that is invested with an expectation of profit
Synonyms: pretend, guess, hazard, venture
Definition: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
Usage: I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again; I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
Similar words: speculate
Definition: 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
Usage: We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal
Definition: proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
Usage: We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer
Similar words: proceed, move, go
Definition: follow a procedure or take a course
Usage: We should go farther in this matter; She went through a lot of trouble; go about the world in a certain manner; Messages must go through diplomatic channels
Synonyms: jeopardize, adventure, stake, hazard, venture
Definition: put at risk
Usage: I will stake my good reputation for this
Similar words: risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Definition: expose to a chance of loss or damage
Usage: 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