Venture Meaning
/ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA risky or daring undertaking or journey.
nounAn event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.
Sentence Examples
They came to terms with each other on how to start a joint venture.
The company bought shares in the venture.
A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The explorers decided to ____ into the dark jungle despite the dangers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company decided to ____ into several new markets in Asia to expand its international business operations today.
Word Origin & History
Clipping of adventure.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"My heart was beating finely when we two set forth in the cold night upon this dangerous venture."
— 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 4, in Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC, part I (The Old Buccaneer), page 30:
"Other jobs which the governor entrusted to Ch'ao-tung dealt with the economic exploitation of the newly won mountain areas. In the Miao-li region, Ch'ao-tung headed an office for developing the petroleum resources discovered there.³⁸ Without much success during his tenure, the venture was later turned over to private entrepreneurs."
— 1979, Johanna Menzel Meskill, A Chinese Pioneer Family, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 191:
"A certain man drew a bow at a venture and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 22:34:
"My ventures are not in one bottom trusted."
— c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
"who freights a ship to venture on the seas"
— 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden Jun., transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Fourteenth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The explorers decided to ____ into the dark jungle despite the dangers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company decided to ____ into several new markets in Asia to expand its international business operations today.