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venture

English

  1. 🔊 any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
  2. 🔊 a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
  3. 🔊 an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
    “he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it”
  4. 🔊 proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
    “We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer”
  5. 🔊 put at risk
    “I will stake my good reputation for this”
  6. 🔊 put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
    “I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 aventurar to venture, hazard (an opinion)

Similar words

speculation guess pretend hazard embark hazard adventure stake jeopardize accept advance adventure affair agiotage approach arbitrage assay assume attack attempt banter be a man be caught short be short