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  • 1venture — ven|ture1 [ˈventʃə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: adventure] a new business activity that involves taking risks business/commercial venture joint venture (=when two companies do something together) venture 2 venture2 v 1.) [I always +… …

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  • 2Venture Smith — (1729 1805) was an African captive brought to the American colonies as a child. His history was documented when he gave a narrative of his life to a schoolteacher, who wrote it down and published it under the title A Narrative of the Life and… …

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  • 3venture — [n] gamble, attempt adventure, baby*, chance, deal, endeavor, enterprise, essay, experiment, exploit, feat*, hazard, header, investment, jeopardy, peril, pet project*, project, proposition, pursuit, risk, setup*, shot*, spec*, speculation, stab* …

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  • 4Venture philanthropy — (sometimes referred to as philanthrocapitalism ) takes concepts and techniques from venture capital finance and high technology business management and applies them to achieving philanthropic goals.Venture philanthropy is characterized by: *… …

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  • 5Venture — 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 or risk; …

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  • 6take the liberty — To venture or presume • • • Main Entry: ↑liberty * * * venture to do something without first asking permission I have taken the liberty of submitting an idea to several of their research departments …

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  • 7take on — [v1] assume, accept acquire, add, address oneself to, adopt, agree to do, annex, append, attempt, become, begin, come to have, commence, develop, embrace, employ, endeavor, engage, enlist, enroll, espouse, handle, have a go at*, hire, launch, put …

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  • 8take the plunge — {v. phr.} To take a fatal or decisive step; venture. * /When I asked Don when he and Melissa were going to get married, he answered that they ll take the plunge in September./ …

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  • 9take the plunge — {v. phr.} To take a fatal or decisive step; venture. * /When I asked Don when he and Melissa were going to get married, he answered that they ll take the plunge in September./ …

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  • 10take leave to do — ► take leave to do formal venture or presume to do. Main Entry: ↑leave …

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