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venture capital

NOUN:
Money made available for investment in innovative enterprises or research, especially in high technology, in which both the risk of loss and the potential for profit may be considerable. Also called risk capital .


OTHER FORMS:
venture capitalism (Noun), venture capitalist (Noun)


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