noun

1. a risky or dangerous undertaking; esp., a business enterprise in which there is danger of loss as well as chance for profit
2. something on which a risk is taken, as the merchandise in a commercial enterprise or a stake in gambling
3. chance; fortune: now only in at a venture, by mere chance; at random

Etymology: ME, aphetic for aventure: see adventure

transitive verb ventured -·tured, venturing -·tur·ing

1. to expose to danger or risk to venture one's life
2. to expose (money, merchandise, etc.) to chance of loss
3. to undertake the risk of; brave to venture a storm
4. to express at the risk of criticism, objection, denial, etc. to venture an opinion

intransitive verb