Used in a Sentence

ventures

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ventures.

Editorial note

During this time several of our ventures will come in for 4 full weeks of working to progress their ventures and participating in different training sessions we’ve put together for them.

Examples13
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ventures gathered in one view.

noun

A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

noun

An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.

noun

The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ventures.

noun

A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

noun

An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.

noun

The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.

Example sentences

1

During this time several of our ventures will come in for 4 full weeks of working to progress their ventures and participating in different training sessions we’ve put together for them.

2

On June 30th we announced our $40M series B led by Promus Ventures with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners (Skybox).

3

I see Google a little adrift in many of their new ventures, from Google+ to date.

4

FFmpeg has been used in so many profitable ventures (hint[1] hint[2] Netflix).

5

I guess Plug & Play Ventures is the outlier here, having started in real estate.

6

I'm using Joyent in my new ventures without hesitation.

7

In fact, when we did some joint ventures with MS while I was at Corel, the QAs we worked with were some of the best I've ever met.

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Just recently funded by M2 ventures, we're re-inventing the entire concept of higher education and we are looking for world-class developers to join us as we grow the team.

Quote examples

1

There are others (particularly "lifestyle" ventures, certain specialty ventures or bootstrap ventures that want to start on the cheap and convert later) that may be best served by setting up an LLC.

2

The idea is not to have some end goal of replacing lawyers because that leaves founders helpless when it comes to the "incredibly complex" legal aspects of what they do in their ventures.

Proper noun examples

1

The company is backed by prominent venture capitalists who have been active investors in consumer financial services: First Round Capital, Greylock, and IDG Ventures.

2

Kueski is backed by Crunch Fund and Core Ventures, having raised USD$1.3 M in the seed round and a Delaware Corp.

3

We are well funded by top investors including SV Angel, Susa Ventures, Data Collective, Paul Buchheit, and more.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ventures in a sentence?

During this time several of our ventures will come in for 4 full weeks of working to progress their ventures and participating in different training sessions we’ve put together for them.

What does ventures mean?

A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

What part of speech is ventures?

ventures is commonly used as noun.