investment vs venture

venture vs investment

investment and venture both are nouns.

investment is not a verb while venture is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
investment	Yes	No	No	No
venture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, venture is a hyponym of investment; that is, venture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than investment:

investment: money that is invested with an expectation of profit
venture: an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

Other hyponyms of investment include speculation, reinvestment.

investment (noun)	venture (noun)
the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit	any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
the act of putting on robes or vestments	a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank	an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
the commitment of something other than money (time, energy, or effort) to a project with the expectation of some worthwhile result
money that is invested with an expectation of profit

investment (verb)	venture (verb)
	put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
	put at risk
	proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

Difference between investment and venture

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