undertaking vs venture

venture vs undertaking

undertaking and venture both are nouns.

undertaking is not a verb while venture is a verb.

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

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

undertaking: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
venture: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

Other hyponyms of undertaking include breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover, adventure, dangerous undertaking, escapade, risky venture, assignment, baby, endeavor, endeavour, enterprise, labor of love, labour of love, endurance contest, marathon, no-brainer, proposition, large order, tall order.

undertaking (noun)	venture (noun)
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted	any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
the trade of a funeral director	a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
	an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

undertaking (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 undertaking and venture

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