venture
C1Frequent NGSL-3UK /ˈventʃə(r)/US /ˈventʃər/
Meaning
noun
a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks
“A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars.”
verb
to go somewhere even though you know that it might be dangerous or unpleasant
“They ventured nervously into the water.”
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“in fact most of the Venture capitalists”
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“One of the many things I learned at the end of that classics corridor, down which I ventured at the age of 18 in search of something I could not then define,”
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“started a non-profit venture which we called linking data to design we call it Gapminder from London Underground where they warn you mind the gap so we thought gap mind was appropriate”
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