ventures

Noun

• any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
• an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
• a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
• plural of venture

Verb

• proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
• put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
• put at risk

Synonyms

adventure, embark, guess, hazard, jeopardize, pretend, speculation, stake, venture