venture vs investment

investment vs venture

venture and investment both are nouns.

venture is a verb but investment is not a verb.

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

As nouns, investment is a hypernym of venture; that is, investment is a word with a broader meaning than venture:

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

Other hypernyms of venture include investment funds.

venture (noun)	investment (noun)
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome	the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit	the act of putting on robes or vestments
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits	the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
	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

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

Difference between venture and investment

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