Definition of ventures:
(n) :
A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
(v) :
(transitive) To risk or offer.
(v) :
(intransitive, with at or on) To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success.
(v) :
(transitive) To undertake a risky or daring journey.
(n) :
An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.
(n) :
The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.