venture capital

[ ven-cher kap-i-tl ]
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noun
  1. funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise (often used attributively): Startups may seek private equity or venture capital as alternative funding sources;a venture capital firm.Abbreviation: VC

Origin of venture capital

1
First recorded in 1940–45
  • Also called risk capital [risk] /rɪsk/ .

Other words from venture capital

  • ven·ture cap·i·tal·ism, noun
  • ven·ture cap·i·tal·ist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for venture capital

venture capital

noun
  1. capital that is provided for a new commercial enterprise by individuals or organizations other than those who own the new enterprise

  2. another name for risk capital

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