noun
wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises
• Syn: ↑risk capital
• Derivationally related forms: ↑venture capitalist
• Hypernyms: ↑capital, ↑working capital
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noun [noncount]
: money that is used to start a new business
venture capitalist noun, pl ⋯ -ists [count]
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money that is invested in a new company to help it develop, which may involve a lot of risk
Useful english dictionary. 2012.