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1. | That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss. | ||||
2. | Risk; danger; peril. | ||||
3. | The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat. | ||||
4. | A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; | ||||
5. | A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
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v. t. | 1. | To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture. | |||
2. | To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare. | ||||
v. i. | 1. | To try the chance; to take the risk. |
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Verb | 1. | adventure - take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" |
2. | adventure - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" |
ADVENTURE, bill of. A writing signed by a merchant, to testify that the goods shipped on board a certain vessel are at the venture of another person, he himself being answerable only for the produce. Techn. Dict.
ADVENTURE, crim. law. See Misadventure.
ADVENTURE, mer. law. Goods sent abroad under the care of a supercargo, to be disposed of to the best advantage for the benefit of his employers, is called an adventure.
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