venture
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(noun) any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome |
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Related Words: campaign, cause, crusade, danger, drive, effort, experiment, joint venture, labor, movement, peril, project, risk, sally, sallying forth, task, undertaking |
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(verb) express in spite of possible refutation |
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Related Words: express, give tongue to, utter |
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(noun) a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit |
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Related Words: business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise |
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(verb) proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" |
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Synonyms: embark |
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Related Words: go, move, proceed |
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(verb) put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" |
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Synonyms: adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake |
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Related Words: lay on the line, put on the line, risk |
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(verb) out forward, of a guess |
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Synonyms: guess, hazard |
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Related Words: anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise, speculate, surmise, suspect |
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(verb) brave the dangers of; "brave the natural elements" |
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Synonyms: brave |
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Related Words: defy, hold, hold up, withstand |
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(noun) an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it" |
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Synonyms: speculation |
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Related Words: gamble, investment, investment funds, smart money |
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