venture

Universal Words noun, verb noun a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks: The project is a joint venture between the public and private sectors. * A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars. verb 1 [V+adv./prep.] to go somewhere even though you know that it might be dangerous or unpleasant: They ventured nervously into the water. * He's never ventured abroad in his life. 2 (formal) to say or do sth in a careful way, especially because it might upset or offend sb: [VN] She hardly dared to venture an opinion. * He ventured a tentative smile. * [Vtoinf] I ventured to suggest that she might have made a mistake. * [Vspeech] 'And if I say no?' she ventured. [also Vthat] 3 [VN] ~ sth (on sth) to risk losing sth valuable or important if you are not successful at sth: It was wrong to venture his financial security on such a risky deal. IDIOMS nothing ventured, nothing gained (saying) used to say that you have to take risks if you want to achieve things and be successful PHRASALVERBS venture into / on sth to do sth, even though it involves risks: This is the first time the company has ventured into movie production.