venture

nouns

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
venture
is a type of (narrower)
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
"he prepared for great undertakings"
labor, project, task, undertaking
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
"he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
speculation, venture
is derived from
venturous
a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
venture
is derived from
venturous
is a type of (narrower)
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
"computers are now widely used in business"
business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise

verbs

proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
"We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"
embark, venture
is derived from
venturer
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
guess, hazard, pretend, venture
put at risk
"I will stake my good reputation for this"
adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture
is derived from
venturer