venture

Definition for venture

noun as in gamble, attempt

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deal, endeavor, enterprise, experiment, investment, project, undertaking

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adventure, baby, chance, essay, exploit, feat, hazard, header, jeopardy, peril, proposition, pursuit, risk, setup, shot, spec, speculation, stab, stake, test, thing, trial, wager

Weak match

pet project

verb as in take a chance

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dare, operate

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advance, assay, attempt, bet, brave, challenge, chance, defy, endanger, essay, experiment, expose, feel, front, gamble, grope, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, presume, risk, speculate, stake, try, volunteer, wager

Weak matches

dare say, get down, go out on a limb, have a fling at, lay open, make a stab at, make bold, play for, play the market, put in jeopardy, put up, stick one's neck out, take a crack at, take a flyer, take a plunge, try out

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The 29-year-old invested most of his redundancy package in his new business venture which he came up with while chatting in the garden.

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It was a venture that would capture the changing face of football while ending in heartache.

From BBC

Musk has increasingly bet Tesla’s future on its autonomous driving technology and robotaxi venture.

From Los Angeles Times

Marvel didn’t try to venture much deeper, although “Black Panther” and “Captain Marvel” are among the rare exceptions.

From Salon

Alongside Tesla, valuations of his other ventures, including the artificial intelligence startup xAI and rocket company SpaceX, have also reportedly climbed in recent months.

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