Definition of: venture

(ven′chər) v. ·tured, ·tur·ing v.t.
1. To expose to chance or risk; hazard; stake.
2. To run the risk of; brave.
3. To express at the risk of denial or refutation: to venture a suggestion.
4. To place or send on a chance, as in a speculative business enterprise.
5. Obs. To trust as an agent or doer; rely on.
—v.i.
6. To take a risk; dare.
—noun
1. The staking of a thing upon a contingency; a risk; hazard.
2. An undertaking attended with risk; a business speculation.
3. That which is ventured; especially, property risk.
4. That which is unforeseen and hazardous; chance; fortune: a rare usage. See synonyms under HAZARD.
—at a venture At hazard; at random; without aim or thought. [Aphetic form of ADVENTURE]
—ven′tur·er noun