venture

Definition

Examples

The two companies announced a joint venture in renewable energy.

Word Family

Synonyms

• enterprisea purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
• undertakingany piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
• initiativereadiness to embark on bold new ventures

Collocations

• Easy new business venture
  describing new business venture (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered)
• Medium venture capital financing
  to venture capital financing, meaning to proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
• Hard joint venture shareholder agreement terms
  to joint venture shareholder agreement terms, meaning to fit as if by joints
• Very Hard venture into treacherous political waters at great peril
  to venture into treacherous political waters at great peril, meaning to proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers