venture vs pyramid

pyramid vs venture

venture and pyramid both are nouns.

venture and pyramid both are verbs.

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

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

venture: an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
pyramid: (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases

Other hyponyms of venture include gamble, smart money, agiotage.

venture (noun)	pyramid (noun)
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome	(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit	a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

venture (verb)	pyramid (verb)
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	increase rapidly and progressively step by step on a broad base
put at risk	arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid
proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers	enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
	use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal

Difference between venture and pyramid

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