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RISKY VENTURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does risky venture mean?
• RISKY VENTURE (noun)
The noun RISKY VENTURE has 1 sense:
1. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
Familiarity information: RISKY VENTURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
adventure; dangerous undertaking; escapade; risky venture
Hypernyms ("risky venture" is a kind of...):
labor; project; task; undertaking (any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted)
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