'At a venture' definitions:

Definition of 'At a venture'

From: GCIDE
  • Venture \Ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [Aphetic form of OE. aventure. See Adventure.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • I, in this venture, double gains pursue. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade. [1913 Webster]
  • My ventures are not in one bottom trusted. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • At a venture, at hazard; without seeing the end or mark; without foreseeing the issue; at random. [1913 Webster]
  • A certain man drew a bow at a venture. --1 Kings xxii. 34. [1913 Webster]
  • A bargain at a venture made. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The phrase at a venture was originally at aventure, that is, at adventure. [1913 Webster]

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