venture vs undertaking

undertaking vs venture

venture and undertaking both are nouns.

venture is a verb but undertaking is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of venture include labor, labour, project, task.

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

venture (verb)	undertaking (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 undertaking

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