any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results | any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome |
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit |
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits |
a justification for something existing or happening | |
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something | |