1. Noun
An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.
2. Noun
An event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck.
3. Noun
The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
4. Verb
To hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare.
5. Verb
To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the chances.
6. Verb
To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one's person in a balloon.
7. Verb
To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to the West Indies.
8. Verb
To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
9. Noun
a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
Vocabulary classified under Computing and technology
10. Verb
put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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