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noun ADJ. exciting | new | profitable, successful | costly, expensive, unprofitable | ill-fated, unsuccessful | ambitious, bold, brave, high-risk, risky, speculative | collaborative, cooperative, joint | private | non-commercial | business, commercial, financial, publishing, tourism/tourist, trading VERB + VENTURE embark on, undertake The directors of the company refused to undertake such a risky venture. | establish, set up The company has set up a joint venture with a firm in Austria. | join (in), join sb in His son Mark will be joining him in the new venture. VENTURE + NOUN capital, funds, money PREP. ~ by a cooperative venture by firms at the science parkBUSINESS, verb ADV. cautiously She ventured cautiously into the room. | rarely, seldom | far, further (afield) Some of the men ventured further out to sea. | abroad, forth, out, outside A few people ventured out into the street. VERB + VENTURE dare (to) She would not have dared venture here alone. PREP. away from, beyond, into, out of They rarely ventured beyond their local market town.
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