(take a) venture
41take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something or commit yourself even though you know there is an element of risk involved. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you take the plunge, you finally decide to venture into something you… …
42venture capital — /ˌventʃə kæpɪt(ə)l/ noun capital for investment which may easily be lost in risky projects, but can also provide high returns ▪▪▪ ‘…the Securities and Exchange Board of India allowed new companies to enter the primary market provided venture… …
43Take — 1. cheat; swindle; 2. pick pocket; 3. profit, as from a short term business venture, a day s gambling, etc.: The take was $100 …
44venture — I. n. 1. Hazard, risk, danger, jeopardy, peril. 2. Chance, hap, luck, contingency. 3. Stake, adventure, risk. 4. Speculation. II. v. a. Hazard, risk, jeopardize, jeopard, expose to hazard. III. v. n. 1 …
45take the liberty — may I take the liberty to order champagne? Syn: presume, venture, be so bold as …
46take a chance — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. venture, hazard, gamble; see risk , try 1 …
47take leave to do something — formal venture or presume to do something. → leave off …
48venture — Verb: To take chances. See Allan v Hargadine McKittrick Dry Goods Co. 315 Mo 254, 264, 286 SW 16. Noun: A taking of chances. Embarking upon a business enterprise …
49To venture at — Venture Ven ture, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ventured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Venturing}.] 1. To hazard one s self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a venture; to run a hazard… …
50To venture on — Venture Ven ture, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ventured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Venturing}.] 1. To hazard one s self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a venture; to run a hazard… …
